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Girls’ Relational Orientation and Interpersonal Dynamics of Delinquency

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As noted in a previous chapter, the last decade has witnessed an increase in arrest rates for girls (Chap. 1). Notwithstanding the important issue of whether girls are actually getting more violent, a consequence of these rising rates is long overdue attention to delinquency committed by girls. Unfortunately, many of the theoretical frameworks and intervention models on delinquency (e.g., Patterson et al. 1991; Loeber and Farrington 2001) were based on research of males. Thus, little is known about risk mechanisms specific to girls’ delinquency. Such information is necessary in order to guide prevention and intervention efforts that are responsive to girls’ needs.

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This study was supported by grant 5K01MH067975-05, NIMH, U.S. PHS. We extend a sincere thanks to the young women who shared their stories with us for this study.

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    Shari Miller

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Donna-Marie Winn

  3. Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring, USA

    Jamilah Taylor

  4. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Traci Wiki

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Miller, S., Winn, DM., Taylor, J., Wiki, T. (2012). Girls’ Relational Orientation and Interpersonal Dynamics of Delinquency. In: Miller, S., Leve, L., Kerig, P. (eds) Delinquent Girls. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0415-6_6

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