Violence by teenage girls : trends and context /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Girls Study Group
Other Authors:	Zahn, Margaret A.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, [2008]
Series:	Girls Study Group series.
Subjects:	Female juvenile delinquents > United States. Juvenile delinquency > Sex differences > United States. Violence in adolescence > United States. Female juvenile delinquents. Juvenile delinquency > Sex differences. Violence in adolescence. United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS114751

Description
Item Description:	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"--Page [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"--Page [1].
Physical Description:	1 online resource (23 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-20).