Gender matters: Patterns in girls' deliquency and gender responsive programming

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1-30

  Chesney Lind, Meda ^a   Okamoto, Scott K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deliquency; Female; Forensic; Gender responsive programming; Girls; Psychology

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DRUG USE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEFT;

EID: 0035551754     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v01n03_01     Document Type: Review

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