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: 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. All of this may very well result in some girls become violent themselves. And last but not least, girls who hit puberty early may feel different or awkward when around their peers. Hitting puberty early may also result in early engagement of sexual activity, substance abuse, or delinquent behavior. Girls who have a sense of safety and support at home and at school are less likely to engage in criminal activity. A female’s teenage years are the most crucial years of her life, during these years we go through so many different changes and start realizing and experiencing different things.