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Peer reviewedSommers, Ira; Baskin, Deborah R. – Youth and Society, 1994
Studied when and how adolescent girls become involved in violent street crime as well as the explanatory factors for this criminal behavior. Subjects were 85 incarcerated women in New York City. Results suggest a need to better understand the impact of neighborhood, peer, and addiction factors in female adolescent criminal violence. (GLR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBaker, Robert L.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1989
Analyzes victimization data obtained from 1,272 Black, Hispanic, and White high school students in Los Angeles (California). Findings include the following: (1) males are victimized more frequently than females; (2) Blacks are victimized more frequently than either Hispanics or Whites; and (3) younger students were victimized less frequently than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Students, Crime, Delinquency
