Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile female offending tends to take a “different shape” from the delinquency of their male
counterparts. Discuss these differences. What are the crimes for which young women are arrested? Why
do these differences exist? What are recent trends in terms of young women and juvenile delinquency
(Links to an external site.)? Given their different approach to delinquency, what different methods need
to be utilized to prevent female juvenile delinquency? What different methods of sanction or
consequence should be used to manage and deter future female delinquency?

Juvenile Delinquency
Introduction

Criminals juvenile males are more frequently reported than female criminals. However, new data suggests that female criminals have increased in recent years. The research conducted over the past couple of decades has found no differences between male and female juvenile criminals, contrary to what the public might believe.

The difference in female juvenile Delinquency

Male or female, are believed to be suffering from mental disease as well as having a lower level of education, are victims of violence, and are from poor families. There are a lot of similarities between female and male offenders. Deviant behavior varies depending on the way each person reacts to these elements. Female juvenile delinquency research needs to be able to accommodate gender differences. This includes mental, statistical and social aspects. Crimes in which young Women Are Detained and the Latest trends

According to Estrada et al. (2019) the number of girls arrests, though less than those of boys are increasing faster. From 1987 to 1996 female minors filed petitions to the juvenile court 76% more frequently than males. Girls comprised 20 percent of juvenile court cases of criminal delinquency along with 40% cases of statusdelinquency in 1996. Girls’ violations have varied over the years. Girls who commit serious offenses are taken to juvenile court. Between 1987 and 1996, juvenile violent court cases increased by 127 percent. The rate for male juveniles rose by 68% during the same period. Both boys and girls property crime rates climbed 37 percent and 4% between 1997 to.