Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ311248
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Publication Date: 1984
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An Analysis of the Factors Related to the Rate of Violent Crimes Committed by Incarcerated Female Delinquents.
Balthazar, Mary L.; Cook, Ruall J.
Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, v9 n1-2 p103-18 Fall-Win 1984
Examined variations in female juvenile crime according to age, educational level, IQ, family structure, and geographical location. No significant relationships were found except a slight influence of age. Girls raised in mother-only homes committed a higher rate of violent crimes. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime, Delinquency, Fatherless Family, Females, Predictor Variables, Prisoners, Secondary Education, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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