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In Girls in Trouble with the Law, sociologist Laurie Schaffner takes us inside juvenile detention centers and explores the worlds of the young women incarcerated within. Across the nation, girls of color are disproportionately represented in detention facilities, and many report having experienced p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schaffner, Laurie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2006]
Colección:Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
Temas:
Female juvenile delinquents > United States.
Juvenile corrections > United States.
Juvenile delinquency > United States.
Teenagers with social disabilities > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. New Troubles for Girls
  • 2. Injury, Gender, and Trouble
  • 3. Empty Families, Sexuality, and Trouble
  • 4. Gender, Violence, and Trouble
  • 5. Children, Gender, and Corrections
  • 6. Conclusion: Pathways, Policies, Programs, and Politics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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