The Gendered Nature of Risk Factors for Delinquency

Belknap, Joanne; Holsinger, Kristi

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The Gendered Nature of Risk Factors for Delinquency

Belknap, Joanne, Holsinger, Kristi·2006·Feminist Criminology

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Traditional delinquency theories typically exclude girls and examine economic marginalization as the primary risk factor for boys. More recent mainstream theories expand the childhood strains associated with delinquency but fail to account for the link between childhood abuses and subsequent offending reported in the feminist pathways studies of girls and women. In addition, policies since the 1990s request the development of “gender-specific services” for delinquent girls without examining how the risks are gendered. This study of 444 incarcerated youths’ self-reports indicates the contribution of feminist pathways to better understand the risks associated with and improve the responses to girls’ and boys’ delinquency by examining demographic, abuse, family, school and peer, and self-esteem variables.

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Authors: Belknap, J., & Holsinger, K.
Affiliations: University of Colorado System (US)
University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
ORCID: Belknap, Joanne
Venue: Feminist Criminology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2006-01
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 48-71
ISSN: 1557-0851 (ISSN-L)
1557-086X
DOI: 10.1177/1557085105282897
OpenAlex: W2125445865
Cited by: 556
References: 63
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 45 · 2014: 34 · 2013: 40 · 2012: 35
FWCI: 23.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Feminist Criminology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Keywords: juvenile delinquency, gender differences, risk factors for delinquency, childhood abuse, incarcerated youth, self-esteem, gender-specific services, family factors, peer factors, school factors, girls' delinquency

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