Male and Female Youth Crime in Canadian Communities: Assessing the Applicability of Social Disorganization Theory

Despite an increasing awareness of female youths' involvement in criminal activities, few criminology theories and empirical studies account for female youth crime. Social disorganization theory provides an ecological explanation of youth crime rates. This theory is traditionally applied to mal...

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Main Author: Jacob, Joanna C. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2006, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-60
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Keywords:
Jugendkriminalität
Geschlecht
Kanada
Mädchenkriminalität
Soziale Desorganisationstheorie
Informelle Sozialkontrolle
Gewaltkriminalität
Eigentumskriminalität