Beginning with the last review of gender and crime that appeared in the Annual Review of
Sociology (1996), I examine the developments in the more traditional approaches to this …

Baltimore, Maryland. Buffalo, New York. Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago, Illinois. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio. Detroit, Michigan. East Haven, Connecticut. Ferguson, Missouri. Highland …

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology …

In this study, we examine race, sex, and self-reported arrest histories (excluding arrests for
minor traffic violations) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97; N …

This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social
structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime—and major factors in …

Although young males are still the primary perpetrators of juvenile crime, the percentage of
girls experiencing criminal justice system contact has risen. To identify effective interventions …

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to juvenile delinquency by defining and
describing juvenile delinquency, examining explanations for delinquent behavior, and …

Objectives Longitudinal data offer many advantages to criminological research yet suffer
from attrition, namely in the form of sample selection bias. Attrition may undermine reaching …

Increased media attention to youth violence perpetrated by early adolescent girls over the
past two decades and increased arrests of girls has disproportionately impacted girls of …

In this article, we elucidate the way the gender gap in crime has changed in Sweden since
the mid-19th century. The analysis is directed at theft offences and violent crime. The long …