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Recipient of the Sellin-Glueck Award at the 1988 AmericanSociety of Criminology MeetingsWhat role do stereotypes play in shaping the personalities andlifestyles of girls? And, what causes girls who depart from thesocial norm to choose such lifestyles as prostitution or drugabuse?Maureen Cain provides an international investigation--using tenEuropean countries as her focus--of the types of genderedbehaviorimposed on girls and the ways in which they are policed by theircountry′s criminal justice system. Theories are developed whichseekto understand girls′ aspirations and suggestions are put forthtohelp girls with their very real and concrete problems.In their wide-ranging discussion, the contributors findremarkablesimilarities among countries with divergent political economiesandcultures. Vivid accounts of institutional life and alternativetreatment demonstrate the implicit and explicit reinforcementofgender stereotypes, male and female, despite or even because ofavowed intentions about equal treatment. This book will be ofcentralinterest to students and lecturers in criminology, women′sstudies,cultural studies, and related fields, as well as practicingsocialworkers and probation officers."Its central point--that social workers, the juvenile justicesystems, and much of society in Europe still define women andgirlsin terms of their relationships to males and pressure femalesintogendered behaviors--is strongly made. Upper-divisionundergraduatesand above."--Choice"The volume is a breakthrough for two reasons. First, theemphasis ison diverse sites of controlling girls: from reputedly ′normal′datingpatterns to experiences in juvenile prison. . . . Second,attentionis given to points of difference, but more often, similarity ingirls′ experiences in a pan European context. . . . Cain′sintroductory essay ′Feminists transgress criminology′ is a majorcontribution to feminist theorizing. . . . There is much in thisbookto chew on, reflect, and build upon."--Contemporary Crises"Extremely valuable as a source of ideas for workers in thecriminaljustice system who would like to experiment with a more′feminist′practice with their female clients. This is an important bookwhichwill stimulate debate mainly because it brings a much neededcomparative perspective to the burgeoning literature on theformalsocial control of women. Essential reading for feminists,sociologists, social workers, probation officers,criminologists, andsenior officials working in the courts and prisons."--The Sociological Review"The common thread running through each of the papers in thisvolumeis the emergent criminalization of female sexuality in manyEuropeancommunities. The authors′ specific concerns in describinginterventionist institutions such as the police or the courts′tendencies toward an over-anxious control of independentexpressionsof sexuality in adolescent women, are well represented andcarefullydocumented. But more important is the stress they place on themeanings this control has for the girls themselves. . . . Theefforthere to engage feminist theory and conventional criminology issomething for which the authors and editor should be applauded."--NEXUS: Canadian Journal of Anthropology

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• Introduction
• Feminists transgress criminology
• Part 1 The Policing of Girls In Everyday Life
• Learning to love
• Sexual reputation, morality and the social control of girls
• Boys, girls and the discourse of identity
• Growing up in Madrid
• Part 2 Routes to Illegality
• A typology of life and work styles of 'heroin-prostitutes'
• From a male career model to a feminized career model
• Young women prostitutes in Bilbao
• A description and an interpretation
• Girls in street gangs in the suburbs of Paris
• Part 3 Decision-Making About Girls Within The Criminal Justice System
• Justice or welfare? A comparison of recent developments in the English and French juvenile justice systems
• Gypsy girls in an Italian juvenile court
• Part 4 How Not To Treat Girls . . .
• The institutional control of girls and boys
• An attempt at a gender-specific approach
• Compounded misunderstanding
• Relations between staff and girls in an Italian juvenile prison
• Intermediate treatment for girls in England and Wales
• Part 5 And How To Care for Girls
• Young female drug misusers
• Towards an appropriate policy
• 'Troublesome girls' -- Towards alternative definitions and policies
• Appendix
• Girls in the European criminal courts
• A comparative view

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The feminist authors of these studies reporting on the policing of girls' behavior in Europe find that not only are criminal actions policed but also that nontraditional female behavior gets the attention of the authorities. Both formal and informal policing focus on training girls to be traditional females, i.e., dependent on males, passive, nurturing, etc. This pattern exists in varying degrees of directness in all the countries from which reports are given. The studies consist mostly of interviews, small-group studies, and participant observer fieldwork. The appendix provides some comparative statistics. A reference list and an index are included. An outgrowth of an Italian conference, the volume suffers from the varied quality and different perspectives of the individual studies; but its central point--that social workers, the juvenile justice systems, and much of society in Europe still define women and girls in terms of their relationships to males and pressure females into gendered behaviors--is strongly made. Upper-division undergraduates and above. V. P. Caruso Nazareth College