Delinquent girls: contexts, relationships, adaptation

Traditionally, delinquent girls were considered an anomaly, a rare phenomenonattracting little scholarly notice. Today, more than one in four youth offenders is female, and researchers and practitioners alike are quickly turning their attention and resources to address this challenging situation. Delinquent Girls: Contexts, Relationships, Adaptation synthesizes what is known about girls involved in delinquent behavior and their experiences at different points inthe juvenile justice system.. This breakthrough volume adds to the understanding of this population by offering empirical analysis not only of how these behaviors develop but also about what is being done to intervene. Employing multiple theoretical models, qualitative and quantitative data sources, law enforcement records, and insights across disciplines, leading scholars review causesand correlates; the roles of family and peers; psychological and legal issues; policy changes resulting in more arrests of young women; and evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies.. Each chapter covers its subject in depth, providing theory, findings, and future directions. Important topics addressed include:. Narrowing the gender gap – trends in girls’ delinquency. Girls at the intersection of juvenile justice, criminal justice, and child welfare. Trauma exposure, mental health issues, and girls’ delinquency. Beyond the stereotypes: girls in gangs. Intervention programs for at-risk and court-involved girls. Implications for practice and policy. With its broad scope and solution-oriented focus, Delinquent Girls: Contexts, Relationships, Adaptation is a must-have volume for researchers, professionals, graduate students, and social policy experts in clinical child and school psychology, social work, juvenile justice, criminology, developmental psychology, and sociology. Focuses on deep-end delinquent behavior in girls. Addresses issues of delinquent girls at multiple points in the juvenile justice system, from arrest toadjudication to out-of-home placement to detention. Examines data sources andmethodologies, including administrative record data on arrests, in-depth qualitative analysis, intervention studies, and quantitative approaches. Explores such interrelated topics as legal issues, the role of relationships and context, mental health problems, trauma exposure, prevention/intervention, and policy implications. INDICE: Part I. Setting the Stage. Trends in Girls’ Delinquency. Are Children’s Rights Girls’ Rights? The Case of Cook County, IL, USA. Causes and Correlates of Girls’ Delinquency. Part II. Context and Relationships. The Context of Girls’ Arrests. Gang Girls. Peer and Partner Processes in Girls’ Delinquency: A Qualitative Analysis. Part III. Psychological Functioning. Dealing with Double jeopardy: Mental Disorder among Girls in the Juvenile Justice System. Trauma and Girls’ Delinquency. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care as an Intervention for Juvenile Justice Girls in Out-of-Home Care. Prevention. Policy Implications and Future Directions.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-0414-9
• Editorial: Springer New York
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 220
• Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés