Girls and Juvenile Justice Power, Status, and the Social Construction of Delinquency

“Girls and Juvenile Justice makes a major contribution to the study of minority adolescent girls and uses the sociological imagination to explore the effects of the greater societal forces of race and gender on youth in correctional settings. Perhaps the book’s greatest strength can be found in its robust theoretical examination. … The author’s clear description of the processes involved in her research (another major strength of the book) also makes it useful for courses in qualitative research methods.” (Leonard A. Steverson, Symbolic Interaction, April 17, 2019)

“The power in this book comes from the periodic interviews that Davis conducts with the girls—she is able to highlight personal experiences while finding common factors. The excerpts from interview lend the book a level of reality—these are not just participants in a study, these are real people who are affected by the justice system.” (Kelli Steinbuck, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 47, 2018)