@article{ref1,
title="Differences Between Gang Girls and Gang Boys: Results From a Multisite Survey",
journal="Youth and society",
year="1999",
author="Esbensen, Finn-Aage and Deschenes, Elizabeth Piper and Winfree, L. Thomas",
volume="31",
number="1",
pages="27-53",
abstract="During the past decade, a growing body of literature examining gang girls and the involvement of girls in violence has appeared. In this article, we contribute to this developing literature by using data from a Multisite evaluation to explore the extent to which gang girls are similar to or different from gang boys in terms of their attitudes, perceptions of their gangs, and their involvement in &quot;gang-like&quot; illegal activities. Findings indicate that gang girls are involved in a full array of illegal gang activities, although not as frequently as the gang boys. Whereas similarities exist in behavioral activities and in reasons for joining gangs, gang girls report greater social isolation from family and friends than do gang boys. The gang girls also report lower levels of self-esteem than do the boys. These gender differences are discussed in terms of differential developmental trajectories for boys and girls. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Youth and Society, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by SAGE Publications)Gender DifferencesGender ComparisonJuvenile GangJuvenile FemaleJuvenile MaleJuvenile OffenderJuvenile ViolenceFemale GangFemale OffenderFemale ViolenceMale GangMale OffenderMale ViolenceGang Memebership CausesGang ViolenceOffender Characteristics09-02<p />",
language="en",
issn="0044-118X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}