How are female juvenile offenders treated differently than their male counterparts?
What will be an ideal response?
Although girls make up just 14% of all residents in juvenile corrections facilities, they are often at a disadvantage in the juvenile justice system. Females are often incarcerated for less serious crimes, such as truancy or curfew violations, due to paternalistic attitudes regarding the need to "protect" young women from exploitation. Once young women are placed in residential facilities, they face higher rates of sexual abuse and fewer educational opportunities, with vocational training often limited to stereotypically feminine occupations, such as cosmetology or childcare. Staff are often not trained to provide gender-responsive health care.
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a. True b. False
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a. 1940s b. 1950s c. 1960s d. 1970s