Risk factors for involvement in delinquency among immigrants and native-born Israeli girls

Olga Statland-Vaintraub, Mona Khoury-Kassabri, Mimi Ajzenstadt and Shabi Amedi

Children and Youth Services Review, 2012, vol. 34, issue 10, 2052-2060

Abstract: This study examines the types of offenses girls are involved in, and the contribution of sexual abuse and social control factors among immigrant and native-born Israeli girls in explaining their involvement in delinquency and anti-social behavior.

Keywords: Girls; Delinquency; Anti-social; Immigration; Social control; Sexual abuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.06.013

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