Girls in Trouble with the Law
Download or Read eBook Girls in Trouble with the Law PDF written by Laurie Schaffner and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Laurie Schaffner |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813538335 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813538334 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Girls in Trouble with the Law by : Laurie Schaffner
Book excerpt: Juvenile arrest rates in the United States have declined over the past decade, yet the percentage of girls in trouble with the law increased. Girls now enter the juvenile legal system for violent offenses in addition to minor violations for which previous generations of young women have always been detained. In Girls in Trouble with the Law, sociologist Laurie Schaffner takes us inside female detention centers and explores the worlds of those who are incarcerated. Across the country, she finds t.
