Girls, delinquency, and juvenile justice / Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G. Shelden.

Author/creator Chesney-Lind, Meda
Other author Shelden, Randall G., 1943-
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoBelmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, ©1998.
Descriptionxvi, 345 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesContemporary issues in crime and justice series
Contemporary issues in crime and justice series. ^A148175
Contents The extent of female delinquency -- The nature of female delinquency -- Girls and gangs -- Theories of female delinquency and crime -- Girls' lives and girls' delinquency -- Girls and the juvenile justice system: a historical overview -- The contemporary juvenile justice system and girls, part I : police and juvenile court processing -- The contemporary juvenile justice system and girls, part II : girls in institutions -- In their own words : interviews with girls and boys on the margins -- Programs for girls in trouble -- Conclusions.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 305-333.
LCCN 2003104975
ISBN0534557740 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HV9104 .C39 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold