The delinquent girl / 
edited by Margaret A. Zahn. 
 - Philadelphia :  Temple University Press,  2009. 
 - p. cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The contribution of "mainstream" theories to the explanation of female delinquency / Robert Agnew -- Feminist theories of girls' delinquency / Jody Miller and Christopher W. Mullins -- Trends in girls' delinquency and the gender gap: statistical assessment of diverse sources / Darrell Steffensmeier and Jennifer Schwartz -- Biopsychological factors, gender, and delinquency / Diana Fishbein, Shari Miller-Johnson, Donna Marie Winn, and Gayle Dakof -- Family influences on girls' delinquency / Candace Kruttschnitt, and Peggy Giordano -- Peer influences on girls' delinquency / Peggy Giordano -- Girls, schooling, and delinquency / Allison Ann Payne, Denise C. Gottfredson, and Candace Kruttschnitt -- Gender differences in neighborhood effects and delinquency / Margaret A. Zahn and Angela Browne -- The context of girls' violence: peer groups, families, schools, and communities / Merry Morash and Meda Chesney-Lind -- Young women and street gangs / Jody Miller -- Girls in the juvenile justice system / Barry C. Feld -- Appendix: Girls study group members -- References. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781592139514 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008012509 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Female juvenile delinquents.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6046  / .D39 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.36082