Does Feminism Spoil Girls?: Explanations for Official Rises in Female Delinquency

K Carrington

doi:10.1375/acri.39.1.34

Does Feminism Spoil Girls? Explanations for Official Rises in Female Delinquency

K Carrington

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Abstract

Official rates of female delinquency have been rising steadily incountries such as Australia, England, Canada and the United Statessince the 1960s. They have also generally been rising at a rate faster than that for boys. As yet there is little consensus about the reasons for these rises or even whether such rate rises reflect any real increase in female delinquency at all. Against this backdrop of rising official crimes rates for young women, this article revisits the various criminological explanations for these trends.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	34-53
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1375/acri.39.1.34
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2006

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Social Change

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