Educate or Incarcerate: Girls in the Florida and Duval County Juvenile Justice Systems

Contributing Organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Author(s)/Creator(s): Leslie Acoca

Publishing Date: 2000-11-01

Issue Areas: Children and Youth; Prison Reform; Crime and Safety

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File info: 37 pages; 22.2 MB file size

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The goal of this study was to develop a research-based legislative and service blueprint that will interrupt the escalating trend of girls' offending by elinimating the critical underlying risk factors.

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Intended Audience: Advocates; Legislators/Legislative Aids; Policy Professionals

Type/Format: CaseStudy; Whitepaper

Language code: English

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North America-United States (South)-Florida-Duval County

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