Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Adolescent Girls
There was a time when law enforcement calls involving youth were nearly always for adolescent boys. Girls were rarely arrested, and when they were, it was usually for non-violent “status” offenses such as running away, truancy, or curfew violations. But this has changed. Although juvenile crime overall has decreased in the past decade, arrest rates for girls have declined at a much slower rate on most crimes and status offenses, compared to boys. At the same time, research on the adolescent brain and childhood trauma has given us new insights about juvenile behavior, including ways that girls differ from boys. It is becoming clear that some juvenile justice approaches geared to boys may not be as effective with girls and, in some cases, may even make the situation worse. The IACP has developed a number of training, tools and resources for law enforcement to enhance police response to adolescent girls.
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