Beyond Bad Girls

In this important new work, two respected criminologists challenge the characterization of the new 'bad girl' arguing that it is only a new attempt to punish girls who are not the stereotypical depiction of good. Through interviews with young women, educators and people in the criminal justice system, Beyond Bad Girls exposes the formal and informal systems of socio-cultural control imposed on girls.

Beyond Bad Girls: Gender, Violence and Hype

Chesney-Lind, Meda

Irwin, Katherine

Reference

Routledge

The first book devoted solely to the topic of female delinquency and the treatment of young girls by the juvenile justice system, lays important theoretical groundwork. The authors reveal the special problems of delinquent girls by considering the impact that growing up female in a patriarchal society has had on their development. They explore the relevance of classic theories of delinquency as applied to female juveniles, and discuss the contemporary reality of the juvenile justice system.

Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

Politics & Social Sciences

Shelden, Randall G.

Social Sciences

Wadsworth Publishing

This revision of an award-winning text is the first book devoted solely to the topic of female delinquency and the treatment of young girls by the juvenile justice system. It sheds new light on the special problems of delinquent girls by taking into account what it is like to grow up female in a patriarchal society. Based on extensive and original research, the text provides compelling firsthand accounts from girls as well as solid research and theory.

Teen & Young Adult

Wadsworth

This award-winning text was the first book devoted solely to the topic of female delinquency and the treatment of young girls by the juvenile justice system. It sheds new light on the special problems of delinquent girls by taking into account what it is like to grow up female in a patriarchal society. Based on extensive and original research, the text provides compelling firsthand accounts as well as solid research and theory.

Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series)

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime

Scholarship in criminology over the last few decades has often left little room for research and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice system. In truth, one out of every four juveniles arrested is female and the population of women in prison has tripled in the past decade. Co-authored by Meda Chesney-Lind, one of the pioneers in the development of the feminist theoretical perspective in criminology, the subject matter of The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime, Second Edition redresses the balance by providing critical insight into these issues. Bringing much-needed attention to the state of these often "invisible" wrongdoers, The Female Offender enlightens and intrigues readers including academics, researchers, and students in the areas of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, and women’s studies. Likewise, anyone seeking cutting-edge information about a growing offender population will want to read this book.

Pasko, Lisa J.

Sage Publications, Inc.

Scholarship in criminology over the last few decades has often left little room for research and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice system. In truth, one out of every four juveniles arrested is female and the population of women in prison has tripled in the past decade. Co-authored by Meda Chesney-Lind, one of the pioneers in the development of the feminist theoretical perspective in criminology, the subject matter of The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime, Second Edition redresses the balance by providing critical insight into these issues. Bringing much-needed attention to the state of these often "invisible" wrongdoers, The Female Offender enlightens and intrigues readers including academics, researchers, and students in the areas of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, and women’s studies. Likewise, anyone seeking cutting-edge information about a growing offender population will want to read this book.

The criminology literature has left little room for research and theory on how female offenders are perceived and handled in the criminal justice system. This book redresses the balance by providing critical insight into this issue. Meda Chesney-Lind explores gender and cultural factors in women′s lives that often precede a move towards criminal behavior, and addresses the question of whether female offenders are more violent today than in the past. The author also takes a revealing look at how public discomfort with the idea of women as criminals has had significant impact on the treatment received by this offender population.

The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime (Women in the Criminal Justice System)

The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime

The new edition of Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice combines cutting-edge research and expanded coverage of girls’ delinquency, including coverage of girls in gangs and the sexual trafficking of girls, to provide students with an accessible, up-to-date, and globally oriented textbook. <ul>
<li>Including global perspectives and coverage of cutting-edge research, this is the only textbook to deal exclusively with girls and crime</li> <li>Offers expanded coverage of girls in gangs and emerging literature on the sexual trafficking of girls</li> <li>Pulls together and analyzes all existing literature on the subject of female delinquency</li> <li>Brings to light new research on a wide range of issues, including the conditions of confinement for girls incarcerated in juvenile jails and prisons, Latina girls, and gender responsive programming</li> <li>Explores the moral panic around "violent," "bad," and "mean" girls</li> </ul>

Wiley/Blackwell

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Beyond Bad Girls: Gender, Violence and Hype

Beyond Bad Girls

Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice

Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series)

The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime

The Female Offender: Girls, Women and Crime

The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime (Women in the Criminal Justice System)

The Female Offender: Girls, Women, and Crime

Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice