The juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and crime policy. Its institutional
practices reflect our changing ideas about children and crime control. The Evolution of the …

This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals
under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field. The text features an …

Much concern has been expressed about the scandal of physical and sexual abuse by care
workers of children living in residential homes but this is the first detailed study of the major …

Abstract The California Girls' Study focused on four counties: San Diego, Los Angeles,
Alameda, and Marin. These counties represented diverse regions of the State; large …

Policy makers and juvenile justice officials express alarm over the rise in arrests of girls for
simple and aggravated assault. Others see this perceived increase as an artifact of …

A profound, compelling argument for abolition feminism—to protect criminalized survivors of
gender-based violence, we must dismantle the carceral system. Since the 1970s, anti …

Regulating Sex is an anthology that presents debates over the role of the state in
constructing and controlling erotic practice, intimacy, and identity. The purpose of this edited …

At the risk of buying into popular stereotypes about sex behind bars and the archetypes of
the dyke prison matron providing better treatment to women in prison in exchange for sex,'or …

In composing their anti-gay rhetoric in terms of child protection, conservatives have
inaccurately grouped children into a monolithic category, often excluding the real interests of …

In our nation's cities, tens of thousands of teenagers live on the streets. 1 In major urban
centers like New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, up to half of all of these teens may self …