Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Girls and Juvenile Justice: Power, Status, and the Social Construction of Delinquency

Girls and Juvenile Justice: Power, Status, and the Social Construction of Delinquency

Davis, Carla P.

Hardcover

CriminologyGeneral Gender Studies

Publisher Price: $32.99

ISBN10: 3319428446
ISBN13: 9783319428444
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Feb 28 2017
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.28 Depth: 8.75
Language: English
This book offers an ethnographic study of the lives of girls in the juvenile justice system. Based on rich, narrative accounts, the girls at the center of the study are viewed as confronted with the power of simultaneous race, class, and gender hierarchies. Through this framework, we see how the girls navigate this challenge by seeking status in their everyday lives: in their families; juvenile justice institutions; and neighborhood organizations, including gangs. Through analyzing the ways that the girls strive for higher social status, this book provokes debate about how policies and programs may be creatively rethought to incorporate this pursuit. Girls and Juvenile Justice offers a glimpse into the hearts, minds, and souls of adolescent girls. It will be of great interest for scholars of criminal justice, sociology, women's studies, and social-psychology.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

Criminology

View All