And I was hella beating her up, just out of the blue. And I ran and caught the bus and left. I still, to this day, don't know why I did it. She has attempted suicide three times, and she spent the first few months of this year locked up. She is still on probation.
Girls are, obviously, different from boys.
Girls become involved in crime for different reasons than boys do, and far more female teens have a background of physical or sexual abuse and exploitation than do their male counterparts. The juvenile justice system has never been equipped to deal effectively with the difference. All rights reserved.