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: Once they have entered the system, many of them are reported to being at least a grade behind their peers. Something in their past has resulted in them thinking negatively about learning and resulting in a lack of confidence in their own ability to learn. Which often results in them skipping school or dropping out altogether. Girls who are coping with such serious issues as sexual abuse, substance abuse, family dysfunction and/or academic failure may experience depression, eating disorders, and other mental health concerns. More than half of young women in training schools have reported attempting suicide (U.S. Department of Health, 2003). Most girls who are associated with male gangs are solely there to satisfy sexual needs. But while in a gang, females feel a sense of safety, power, as well as the feeling of actually belonging somewhere. They feel as if they have a family who cares for them again, a group of people they can trust. Associated themselves with gangs puts them at a greater risk of victimization and violence. While being initiated girls may be beaten, sexually assaulted, or gang raped to prove their “loyalty.”