Title: Risk Factors of Female Juvenile Delinquency – CRJS 382: Gender, crime & justice
Headings: Risk Factors of Female Juvenile Delinquency
Risk Factors of Female Juvenile Delinquency
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Content: Majority of female delinquents have had a history of sexual abuse, which has a overpowering impact on a girl during adolescence. Being sexually abused as a little girl can result in low self-esteem issues, inability to trust others, academic failure, eating disorders, teen pregnancy, as well as other serious concerns. If sexual abuse is not addressed, victims may turn to alcohol or drugs to numb the pain, or even worse, act out in violent ways. When females are caught committing a crime, majority report that they were intoxicated or under the influence of an illegal substance (s). Abusive and/or dysfunctional families are a main source as to why a female would run away from home, which leads to the high possibility of becoming involved in drug use and alcohol use. While under the influence of these certain substances one does not think the same as if they were sober. Nonetheless, running away from a crappy situation as a young girl will most likely result in another crappy situation. Female juvenile offenders are more likely to engage in sexual activity at an early age than non-offenders. This fact alone put these offenders at a greater risk of teen pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases. Most teenagers cannot take care of themselves, nonetheless take care of another human being.