@article{ref1,
title="The Dynamics of Female Delinquency, 1976-1980",
journal="Criminology",
year="1983",
author="Ageton, Suzanne S.",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="555-584",
abstract="This article employs self-report delinquency data from a national probability sample of adolescents to describe the epidemiology and dynamics offemale delinquency from 1976 to 1980. Both age and cohort effects are examined, utilizing incidence and prevalence data categorized by race, social class, and place of residence. Within years there are few consistent, significant differences in the incidence of delinquency by any of the demographic variables analyzed. Significant race and social class differentials exist, however, in the prevalence of assaultive crimes among the panel, with substantially higher proportions of black and lower-class females reporting involvement in violent behavior for three ofthefive years. Strong cohort effects are observed for all delinquency measures. In general, the incidence and prevalence of serious female delinquency appear to decline with age, and the 15-17-year-old females in 1980 are significantly less involved in delinquency than their same-age peers were in 1976. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Criminology, 1983. Copyright © 1983 by the American Society of Criminology)Female OffenderJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile OffenderJuvenile FemaleJuvenile CrimeFemale CrimeEarly AdolescenceLate AdolescenceLongitudinal StudiesRacial FactorsRacial DifferencesCaucasian FemaleCaucasian CrimeCaucasian JuvenileCaucasian OffenderAfrican American CrimeAfrican American FemaleAfrican American JuvenileAfrican American OffenderAfrican American ViolenceCaucasian ViolenceFemale ViolenceJuvenile ViolenceBlack-White ComparisonClass FactorsSocial FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSociocultural FactorsRural YouthRural EnvironmentUrban YouthUrban EnvironmentSuburban YouthSuburban Environment07-00<p />",
language="en",
issn="0011-1384",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}