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Title:

Violence by teenage girls [electronic resource] : trends and context / Girls Study Group ; Margaret A. Zahn ... [et al.].

Format:

[electronic resource] :

Publisher:

U.S. Dept. of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

1 online resource (23 p.) : ill.

Subject:

Female juvenile delinquents--United States.
Juvenile delinquency--Sex differences--United States.
Violence in adolescence--United States.

Other Authors:

Zahn, Margaret A.
United States. Girls Study Group. Girls Study Group.

Notes:

Title from title screen (NCJRS, viewed on Sept. 5, 2008). "May 2008." " ... the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) convened the Girls Study Group to establish a theoretical and empirical foundation to guide the development, testing, and dissemination of strategies to reduce or prevent girls' involvement in delinquency and violence"--P. [1]. "The Girls Study Group Series, of which this Bulletin is a part, present's the Group's findings. The series examines issues such as patterns of offending among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls' delinquency"--P. [1]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-20).

OCLC:

(OCoLC)252760654

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)