This research explored the frequently heard, but virtually unexamined, comment in juvenile justice practice that “girls are more difficult to work with.” The qualitative methodology entailed interviews with youth workers in juvenile justice and related programs in Victoria, Australia. Virtually all interviewees concurred with the judgment. Explanations were in terms of perceived differences in the complexity of the problems involved and in the behavior of young men and women. The relatively small number of young women affected both the extent of workers' experiences with and the range of services available to young women. The degree to which workers' assessments reflected gendered assumptions, or actual differences in behavior, could not be determined by this research. Nevertheless, the extent and intensity of this understanding revealed in this research indicates the need for further research so that its potential ramifications can be identified and addressed in juvenile justice policy developments.
Using data from the final wave of a longitudinal study of males, this article examines propositions derived from feminist literature regarding male attributes that may distinguish sexually aggressive males from others. The findings suggest that the most important factor is the presence of sexually aggressive friends. In its effect this factor interacts with (1) attitudes legitimizing sexual aggression against women and (2) service in Vietnam. More general attitudes toward women, alienation, and education appear to have indirect effects. Overall, the findings are consistent with arguments in the feminist literature concerning influences on rape or sexually aggressive behavior.
Espeeially in the media, young homeless people are frequently presented as posing a violent threat to other members of the publie. However, the eeonomie eircumstanees, living situation and age of homeless youth are eonsistent with faetors identified in vietim research with vulnerability to violent erime. The present researcb explored the nature and extent of violent victimisation of homeless young people after they had left home. Intensive interviews were eondueted with 51 homeless youth who were under the age of 18. Almost two-thirds of these young people had been physieally assaulted and halfhad been sexually assaulted in the previous 12 months. The perpetrators of this violence were predominantly male. There were major differenees in the nature of the violent experienees of the young men and the young women in terms of the relationship to the perpetrator, the loeation of the assault and the motivation. The demand for sex was a faetor throughout the experienees of the young women.
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