"Passionate and Willful" Girls: Confronting Practices

Despite attempts at legislative reform girls are still being held in juvenile justice and medical facilities, both public and private, on the basis of relatively minor, status and c non-legal offences and behaviour. 1 This paper questions some of the understandings of girlhood, in particular in rega...

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Published in:Women & criminal justice 1998, Vol.9 (4), p.81-101
Main Author: Alder, Christine M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavior Problems
Criminal Justice Policy
Female Offenders
Females
Independence
Juvenile delinquents
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile offenders
Legal status, laws, etc
Sexism
Sexual behavior
Sexuality
Social conditions
Social service
United States
Women
Work with youth
Youth
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Summary:Despite attempts at legislative reform girls are still being held in juvenile justice and medical facilities, both public and private, on the basis of relatively minor, status and c non-legal offences and behaviour. 1 This paper questions some of the understandings of girlhood, in particular in regard to their sexuality and independence, that underpin these practices. Drawing upon research in education, psychology and adolescent studies, it is argued that practices which seek to protect girls by denying their sexuality and independence, may not ultimately be in the girls' best interests.
ISSN:0897-4454
1541-0323
DOI:10.1300/J012v09n04_04