The War on Catfights. Hilary Russ.
by Russ, Hilary; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 27Family. Publisher: City Limits, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Assault and battery | Female juvenile delinquents | Juvenile delinquency | Prosecution | Public schools | Public spaces | Teenage girls | Youth and violenceDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In the past decade [1994-2004] throughout the country and in New York City as well, increasing proportions of girls have been arrested and charged with crimes after getting into tiffs with friends, schoolmates and adults. This upswing is happening even as juvenile crime rates overall have plummeted, for both boys and girls. Serious violence like homicide, rape, robbery and assault with weapons has gone down dramatically. The crime that has been rising is what used to be considered garden-variety kid fighting: smacking, shoving and--mostly among girls--hair pulling. These 'simple assaults' tend to leave bruises, cuts and black eyes, and they are misdemeanors. Such cases are now streaming into the courts--and girls are increasingly among the defendants." (CITY LIMITS) The author investigates the public and school policies that are behind the increase in the number of teenage girls being prosecuted for assault.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The War on Catfights, Feb. 2004; pp. 18-22.
"In the past decade [1994-2004] throughout the country and in New York City as well, increasing proportions of girls have been arrested and charged with crimes after getting into tiffs with friends, schoolmates and adults. This upswing is happening even as juvenile crime rates overall have plummeted, for both boys and girls. Serious violence like homicide, rape, robbery and assault with weapons has gone down dramatically. The crime that has been rising is what used to be considered garden-variety kid fighting: smacking, shoving and--mostly among girls--hair pulling. These 'simple assaults' tend to leave bruises, cuts and black eyes, and they are misdemeanors. Such cases are now streaming into the courts--and girls are increasingly among the defendants." (CITY LIMITS) The author investigates the public and school policies that are behind the increase in the number of teenage girls being prosecuted for assault.
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