One of the guys : girls, gangs, and gender /

One of the guys : girls, gangs, and gender / Jody Miller.

Examines the causes, nature, and meaning of female gang involvement. Criminologist Miller situates the study of female gang membership in the context of current directions in feminist scholarship and current research on both gangs and female criminal offenders. The body of the book draws on intervie...

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Main Author: Miller, Jody, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2001]
Subjects:
Female juvenile delinquents > United States.
Juvenile delinquents > United States.
Gangs > United States.
Gang members > United States.
Female gang members.
Table of Contents:
  • Perspectives on gangs and gender
  • Studying in "new" gang cities
  • Getting into gangs
  • Gangs and gang life in Columbus
  • Gangs and gang life in St. Louis / with Rod K. Brunson and Niquita Vinyard
  • Gangs, delinquency, and violence
  • Gender and victimization in gangs
  • Gender strategies in youth gangs
  • Conclusion.

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