Hoyt S, Scherer D G
University of South Carolina, USA.
Law Hum Behav. 1998 Feb;22(1):81-107. doi: 10.1023/a:1025728822468.
The study of juvenile delinquency has focused primarily on conduct disorder and aggression in males, while relatively little attention has been paid to females who commit delinquent acts. This article offers a critical review of the existing theories of and research on female delinquency and the juvenile justice system's response to female delinquency. The inadequacies and persistence of historical theories and the conceptual and methodological strengths and weaknesses of contemporary perspectives in female delinquency are reviewed. Understanding and treatment of female and male delinquency could be enhanced through the adoption of a gender-integrated theory of delinquency that is informed by the comprehensive study of developmental, psychological, and social-ecological determinants.
青少年犯罪研究主要集中在男性的品行障碍和攻击行为上，而对实施犯罪行为的女性关注相对较少。本文对现有的女性犯罪理论及相关研究以及青少年司法系统对女性犯罪的应对措施进行了批判性综述。回顾了历史理论的不足与延续，以及当代女性犯罪观点在概念和方法上的优缺点。通过采用一种性别整合的犯罪理论，即基于对发展、心理和社会生态决定因素的全面研究，可加强对女性和男性犯罪的理解与处理。
