List the characteristics of a typical female juvenile offender. ...

[DyllonKazuo]

List the characteristics of a typical female juvenile offender.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are gender roles? List the gender-specific guidelines written for the state of Oregon, suggested by P. Patton and M. Morgan.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Kimmy]

Answer to Question 1

The answer should contain the following characteristics:

• She is 13 to 18 years old.


• She has experienced academic failure, truancy, and dropping out.


• She has a history of repeated victimization, especially physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.


• She is from an unstable family background that includes involvement in the criminal justice system, lack of connectedness, and social isolation.


• She has a history of unhealthy dependent relationships, especially with older males.


• She has mental health issues, including a history of substance abuse.


• She is apt to be a member of a community of color.

Answer to Question 2

The answer should include the following:

• Gender roles are a societal definition of what constitutes either masculine or feminine behavior.

The gender-specific guidelines include the following points:

• Girls develop their identity in relation to other people, whereas boys develop their identity in relation to the world.


• Girls resolve conflict based on relationships, whereas boys resolve conflict based on rules.


• Girls focus on connectedness and interdependence, whereas boys focus on independence and autonomy.


• Girls exhibit relational aggression, whereas boys exhibit overaggression.

[DyllonKazuo]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[Kimmy]

Great! Please up vote