Defining Gender-Responsive Services in a Juvenile Court Setting

Scholars have documented the importance of developing gender-responsive services for girls in order to address their unique needs and reasons for entering the juvenile justice system. Although researchers have made progress in efforts to develop gender-responsive services, the research and policy li...

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VerfasserInnen: Anderson, Valerie R. (Verfasst von) ; Hoskins, Kayla M. (Verfasst von) ; Rubino, Laura L. (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [2019]
In: Women & criminal justice
Jahr: 2019, Band: 29, Heft: 6, Seiten: 338-354
Online-Zugang: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Female delinquency
Gender-responsive
Gender-specific
Girls
Intervention
juvenile justice
qualitative methods
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Zusammenfassung:Scholars have documented the importance of developing gender-responsive services for girls in order to address their unique needs and reasons for entering the juvenile justice system. Although researchers have made progress in efforts to develop gender-responsive services, the research and policy literature does not provide a clear definition of what constitutes a gender-responsive approach. This study examined qualitative interviews with juvenile court staff (N = 39). Court staff lacked familiarity with gender-responsivity and most used the term interchangeably with gender-specificity. However, multiple court staff expressed a need for programming for girls and more research on the effectiveness of gender-responsive services.
ISSN:1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2019.1588836