Girls and Violence: Tracing the Roots of Criminal Behavior (Qualitative Studies in Crime and Justice)

Ryder, Judith A.

ISBN 10: 1588268381 / ISBN 13: 9781588268389

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Girls and Violence: Tracing the Roots of Criminal Behavior (Qualitative Studies in Crime and Justice)
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588268381
• ISBN 13: 9781588268389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Seeking to better understand the processes that push teenage girls to acts of criminal violence, Judith Ryder explores the relationship between disrupted emotional bonds and violent delinquency. Ryder draws on intimate interviews to show how teenage girls navigate experiences of 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.

About the Author

Judith A. Ryder is associate professor of sociology at St. John’s University.