RT Article
T1 Psychosocial perspectives of girls and violence: implications for policy and praxis
JF Critical criminology
VO 21
IS 4
SP 431
OP 445
A1 Robinson, Robin A.
A2 Ryder, Judith A.
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859570429
AB Psychosocial and feminist criminologies produce a complex etiology of adolescent female violence, and advance understanding of much female behavior that juvenile authorities formally address: mental health disturbances. When girls’ violent behaviors are considered within a psychodynamic theoretical framework, policy problems are dramatically redefined, resulting in a reformulation of the social problem, newly contextualized, and the collective responses to the troubled girls it has defined. This paper places known etiologies of violent behaviors, including case study material, in a context of extant social policies that impact and determine the social location and control of violent girls. We argue that efficacious policy responses would be psychosocially informed, and focus upon a more holistic mental health praxis, rather than criminal justice practices alone.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 443-445
K1 Borderline Personality Disorder
K1 Executive Functioning
K1 Object Relation
K1 Social Control
K1 Violent Behavior
DO 10.1007/s10612-013-9185-4