Finally, it is suggested that the official actions of the juvenile justice system should be understood as the major force in girls" oppression as they have been historically served to reinforce the obedience of all young women to demands of patriarchal authority no matter how abusive and arbitrary. ... Child saving was also a celebration of women's domesticity, though ironically women were influential in the movement. ... These institutions isolated women from all contact with males concerned with their "precocious sexuality." ... I figure if a girl is about to get pregnant, we"ll ...

• Word Count: 1850
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The reference period for the survey is from January 1st in the calendar year preceding the BCS, up to the date of the interview. ... The survey sample for the BCS is collected from the postcode address file (PAF), which is in turn drawn up from the national census. ... She pointed out that the BCS only allows up to six separate crimes to be recorded on each survey. ... The focus of these surveys was to uncover areas of criminal behaviour missed by the BCS, and to show how crime is unequally dispersed among the population. ... All parties pick and choose aspects of the survey, which suit the ho...

• Word Count: 1355
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From the late 1980s, research on gender, crime and social issues, has hugely focused on the study of masculinity, and how there has become a correlation between masculinity and violence. ... I will relate to why violence appears to be associated with masculinity, by analysing these concepts, therefore creating a sustained argument in how these concepts pursue the idea that violence is associated with masculinity. ... The inequality in gender patterns between males and females is not a new concept; men have always been associated extensively with violence compared to women. ... Evolutionary e...

• Word Count: 3847
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate