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: 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.” These types of actions lead to increased risks of unsafe sex; sexual, physical and substance abuse; teenage pregnancy; etc. While in a gang, females rarely have a say, they end up resenting members, being humiliated, felling shameful, unable to express their anger.