Girls and violence
Subtitle: tracing the roots of criminal behavior
By: Judith A. Ryder
Series: Qualitative studies in crime and justice
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781588268389
Subjects: Violence in adolescence; Violence in women; Teenage girls; Psychology; Youth and violence
Description: Seeking to better understand the processes that push teenage girls to acts of criminal violence, Judith Ryder explores the relationship between childhood victimization and adolescent delinquency. Ryder draws on intimate interviews to show how teenage girls navigate experiences of physical abuse, emotional loss, and parental abandonment, revealing how their violent acts become a means of connecting with others however maladaptive and misplaced those connections may be. Her work suggests viable strategies for early intervention to keep at-risk young women out of the criminal justice system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-201) and index.
Table of contents: title: Girls and violence; title: Understanding attachment gone wrong; title: The first relationship: parental bonds; title: Traumatic childhood experiences of loss; title: Traumatic childhood experiences of violence; title: Coping strategies: running, drugging, and self-harm; title: Illegal acts: "I don't know if you consider that violence."; title: Rethinking violence and delinquency.