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01-07-2015 | Book Review

Judith A. Ryder: Girls & Violence: Tracing the Roots of Criminal Behavior

Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc, Boulder, CO, 2014, 221 pp, ISBN: 978-1-58826-838-9

Auteur: Ashley L. Hemsath

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 7/2015

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Judith A. Ryder’s book, Girls & Violence: Tracing the Roots of Criminal Behavior is a qualitative study looking at 24 female juvenile violent offenders adjudicated and remanded to custody in New York in the mid 1990’s. Ryder examines the problems with this particular demographic to explain female violence. She includes quotes that show female juvenile violent offenders described as monsters due to societal views of women and violence. The book uses attachment theory to address why the girls commit violent crime as well as show that they are not particularly monstrous. Additionally, Ryder offers ideas for policy changes that could address the unique psychological needs of female violent offenders. …

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Titel: Judith A. Ryder: Girls & Violence: Tracing the Roots of Criminal Behavior
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc, Boulder, CO, 2014, 221 pp, ISBN: 978-1-58826-838-9
Auteur: Ashley L. Hemsath
Publicatiedatum: 01-07-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 7/2015
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-015-0281-5

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