Justice for girls? : stability and change in the youth justice systems of the United States and Canada /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sprott, Jane B.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 215 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Adolescent development and legal policy Adolescent development and legal policy.
Subject:	Female juvenile delinquents -- United States. Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States. Female juvenile delinquents -- Canada. Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Canada. Female juvenile delinquents. Juvenile justice, Administration of. Canada. United States. Electronic books. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11262844

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Other authors / contributors:	Doob, Anthony N. Zimring, Franklin E.
ISBN:	9780226770062 0226770060 9780226770048 0226770044
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"For over a century, as women have fought for and won greater freedoms, concern over an epidemic of female criminality, especially among young women, has followed. Fear of this crime wave - despite a persistent lack of evidence of its existence - has played a decisive role in the development of the youth justice systems in the United States and Canada. Justice for Girls? is a comprehensive comparative study of the way these countries have responded to the hysteria over "girl crime" and how it has affected the treatment of both girls and boys." "Tackling a century of historical evidence and crime statistics, Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob carefully trace the evolution of approaches to the treatment of young offenders. Seeking to keep youths out of adult courts, both countries have built their systems around rehabilitation. But, as Sprott and Doob reveal, the myth of the "girl crime wave" led to a punitive system where young people are dragged into court for minor offenses and girls are punished far more severely than boys. Thorough, timely, and persuasive, Justice for Girls? will be vital to anyone working with troubled youths."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Sprott, Jane B. Justice for girls? Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009 9780226770048

Table of Contents:

Criminal girls and girls in youth justice
Are sugar and spice really evolving into snips and snails and puppy-dog tails?
Paternalism and the social control of adolescent girls : juvenile justice reform in the United states
Paternalism and the social control of adolescent girls : juvenile justice reform in Canada
The impact of law reform : deinstitutionalization in law and practice in the United States
The impact of law reform : deinstitutionalization in law and practice in Canada
Continuity and change in justice for girls
Appendixes.

Justice for girls? : stability and change in the youth justice systems of the United States and Canada /

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