Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach
Publisher Location
Las Vegas (Nev.)
Abstract
Previous research has defined several factors as predictors to juvenile delinquency. Characteristics among the youth involved in criminal behavior include various home placements, running away, mental health problems, physical and sexual abuse, delinquency history, and family members with a delinquent background. These factors were analyzed in the current to observe whether the predictors were relevant to girls detained in the Las Vgeas juvenile justice system. While observing the data in this study, it appeared that predictors described in previous research were in fact present among this population. However, Further research should take an in depth look at these factors in order to determine whether they could be deemed predictors among the Las Vegas youth.
Keywords
Girls; Female juvenile delinquents; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile justice; Administration of; Nevada – Las Vegas; Social indicators
Disciplines
Courts | Criminology | Juvenile Law | Law and Gender | Other Law | Other Sociology
File Format
File Size
1.882 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Zuniga, A.
(2011).
An Analysis of the History and Hardship Experienced by Girls in the Las Vegas Juvenile Justice System.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/mcnair_posters/1
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Courts Commons, Criminology Commons, Juvenile Law Commons, Law and Gender Commons, Other Law Commons, Other Sociology Commons
Comments
Mentor: Dr. Alexis Kennedy