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Education Research Report: Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency

Education Research Report: Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency

Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency

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The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has released the fifth in a series of Girls Study Group bulletins from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention that present findings and examine issues related to delinquent behavior in adolescent girls.

"Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency" summarizes the results of the research team's extensive review of social science literature on individual-level risk factors for delinquency and factors related to family, peers, school, and communities, and it identifies the implications for