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Where Are the Girls? Gender Trends in Juvenile Crime

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  • Revital Sela-Shayovitz

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There is growing evidence that female rates of criminal nonlethal violent offending have increased during the 1990s. However, the debate regarding whether the gender gap in violence is closing is ongoing. This paper examines trends in juvenile violent offending in Israel between the years 1996 and 2012. The findings indicate that female-to-male offending rate ratios have increased over time for simple assaults, aggravated assault and carrying a knife. Moreover, the closing of the gender gap among young minors (ages 12-14 years) principally results from the increase in female rates of offending, which is greater than the rise in male rates of offending. These findings are discussed in the context of existing research on the gender gap in the perpetration of violence with reference to future directions in research.

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  • Revital Sela-Shayovitz, 2017. "Where Are the Girls? Gender Trends in Juvenile Crime," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 4(1), pages 71-85, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:jsss88:v:4:y:2017:i:1:p:71-85
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