Juvenile probation officers' attitudes and treatment toward "bad girls"

Author

Lisa Shelton

Publication Date

2018

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Myers, Kristen A.

Degree Name

M.A. (Master of Arts)

Legacy Department

Department of Sociology

LCSH

Women's studies; Sociology; Criminology

Abstract

Adolescent girls have a reputation for being the most undesirable population to work with in the judicial and correctional systems. This reputation is largely due to the heavy stigmatization of juvenile girls who do not behave in ways that are consistent with traditional standards of femininity. In this study, I examine probation officers' interactions with their juvenile clients. I closely noted differences and similarities in the treatment given to boys and girls and where various strategies tend to be either beneficial or unsuccessful.

Comments

Committee members: Miller, Kirk; Rodgers, Diane.||Advisor: Myers, Kristen.||Includes bibliographical references.

Recommended Citation

Shelton, Lisa, "Juvenile probation officers' attitudes and treatment toward "bad girls"" (2018). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 3718.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/3718

Extent

57 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

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Media Type

Text