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100 _aParrish, Danielle E.
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245 _aAchieving justice for girls in the juvenile justice system
260 _aSocial Work
300 _a65(2), Apr, 2020: p.114-122
520 _aFemale involvement in the juvenile justice system has steadily increased in the United States over the past three decades. During this time, as male arrests have declined, female arrests have increased. Although many social workers have responded to these trends with a national call to identify and address the unique needs of these girls, we lack much high-quality research, including empirically supported interventions or programming to serve the needs of female youths involved in the justice system. This article provides a summary of the extant research that helps document the unique needs of these female youths and national policy efforts and practice considerations for social work practitioners. These needs and policy initiatives offer important opportunities for social workers to conduct research to improve the understanding of this population and also ways in which to provide services that address these youths’ complex needs. The article concludes that these female youths—most of whom are not a danger to society—need services instead of involvement in the justice system. – Reproduced
650 _aFemales, Gender responsibility, Gender specificity, Juvenile justice, Services
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773 _aSocial Work
906 _aWOMEN - UNITED STATES
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