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Download full textLe, Binh P. – 1997
This bibliography is intended to fill the gap of available information on girl-only gangs as a twentieth-century phenomenon of the United States. Although the topic of girl-only gangs has gained national attention and research interest, the paper asserts no girl-only bibliographic tools are available to help locate information on the topic. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Bibliographies, Delinquency
McKinney, Kay – US Department of Justice, 2005
The concerns highlighted in this report were derived from a questionnaire sent to states and territories and reflect national as well as individual state and regional concerns about juvenile delinquency and crime. Although the wide ranging responses to the questionnaire made it clear that states and territories experience different problems, the…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Delinquency Prevention, Youth Problems, Substance Abuse
Peer reviewedGarland, Richard – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1996
Answers to commonly asked questions about female gang members. Girls typically join gangs at age 14 to 15. If given alternatives, females will often leave gangs sooner than males. Female gang members are respected, and see themselves as strong, committed soldiers. Includes "Myths about Females in Gangs" and suggestions for additional…
Descriptors: Aggression, Delinquency, Females, Juvenile Gangs
Shulmire, Sandra Rodden – 1996
Adolescent women have been a part of gangs in the United States since the early 1800s, but they have been neglected in gang research. To address the shortfall, this study used structured interviews, standardized questionnaires, and collaborative records to gather information about adolescent women in a metropolitan area with an emerging gang…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency, Family Influence
Linik, Joyce Riha – Northwest Education, 1999
Seattle's SafeFutures project focuses on intervention for children involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, the juvenile-justice system, particularly Cambodian and Vietnamese youth; girls involved with gangs; and violent, chronic juvenile offenders. Project services include classes on social and cultural issues for Asian parents, tutoring…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, At Risk Persons, Cambodians
Dietrich, Lisa C. – 1998
"Westhills" is a multiethnic coastal community in San Diego County, California, in which Mexican Americans comprise approximately 22 percent of the population. This book reports ethnographic research on a group of working-class Chicana adolescents in one Westhills barrio and their problems, school experiences, immersion in two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Context, Disadvantaged Schools, Dropouts
