1. Female Delinquency
In contrast, 81% admitted to having used alcohol, 44% admitted to having used marijuana, 37% admitted to having been publicly drunk, 42% admitted to having skipped classes, 44% admitted having sexual intercourse, and 15% admitted to having stolen from their families (Constantino, 1995). ... This data finds that girls are arrested for status offenses at a higher rate than boys, when contrasted to their self-reported delinquency rates. Similarly, a national youth survey in 1982 found that there was no evidence of greater female involvement, compared to males, in any category of delinquent beha...
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