Jane B. Sprott and Anthony N. Doob. Justice for Girls? Stability and Change in the Youth Justice Systems. Adolescent Development and Legal Policy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009, 232 pp. $US 37.50 hardcover (978-0-226-77004-8)
Sprott and Doob aim to use female juvenile offending as “a lens through which one can better observe, and thus, understand” the youth justice systems of the United States and Canada. The purpose of this comparative approach is to help in unravelling the puzzle of girls, juvenile crime and the criminal justice system. Virtually all literature on juvenile offending focuses on male participation in juvenile offending behaviour. Read more
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