Abstract
This entry applies the gendered pathways to offending perspective to examine issues related to Latina girls' and women's involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Issues addressed include status offenses, drug use, and immigration. Research, policy, and practice recommendations are provided.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118929803 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118929797 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Keywords
- Latina girls and delinquency
- Latina offenders
- Latina women and offending
- Latinas and crime
- ethnicity and crime
- ethnicity and delinquency
- gender
- gender and crime
- immigration
- undocumented Latinas and crime
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Latina/Hispanic Female Offenders'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Standard
- Harvard
- Vancouver
- Author
- BIBTEX
- RIS