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RARELY
A WEEK goes by when juvenile delinquency or the
Young Offenders Act are not discussed in the
dominant media. Are we witnessing a moral panic
over youth crime or a spate of "child-blaming"
driven by the politics of law and order?
Sangster traces the history of young women and
crime and in so doing punctures dozens of myths
surrounding these issues. Girl Trouble
uncovers the voices of girls and their families who
are caught up in the juvenile justice system, and
provides a critical look at the definitions of, and
solutions to, female delinquency. The book fills a
significant gap in Canadian social and legal
history.
Joan Sangster is a professor of History and
Women's Studies at Trent University, in
Peterborough.
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