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This award-winning text was the first book devoted solely to the topic of female delinquency and the treatment of young girls by the juvenile justice system. It sheds new light on the special problems of delinquent girls by taking into account what it is like to grow up female in a patriarchal society. Based on extensive and original research, the text provides compelling firsthand accounts as well as solid research and theory.Chesney-Lind, Meda is the author of 'Girls, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice', published 2003 under ISBN 9780534557744 and ISBN 0534557740.
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