CTJJA | Data: Gender Specific

Resources

		[1] A System of Services for Girls in Connecticut
		The landscape of Connecticut girls� services is much like the girls themselves: extraordinary strengths coupled with widespread, seemingly insurmountable challenges. (695.01K Bytes)
		[2] Court Involved Girls in Connecticut, June 2002 Report
		From the report's introduction: "The current study builds upon recent research conducted about juveniles in Connecticut and examines females in this population more closely; it provides more detailed descriptive analyses that may help to explain gender differences and presents information necessary to strengthen services for girls in Connecticut�s Juvenile Justice System. The information contained in this report will provide policy makers, administrators, and practitioners with: 1. A clearer understanding of the profile of girls in the Connecticut Juvenile Justice system, 2. A greater awareness of how girls enter and emerge from the system in Connecticut in comparison to their male counterparts, 3. Recommendations for culturally sensitive and gender specific programmatic and policy changes to assist in the development and implementation of a short and long ter