The Gendered Path for Girls in Rural Communities: The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Presenting at Juvenile Detention Facilities

April N. Terry; Ashley Lockwood; Morgan Steele; Megan Milner

doi:10.1177/00111287211022629

The Gendered Path for Girls in Rural Communities: The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Presenting at Juvenile Detention Facilities

April N. Terry, Ashley Lockwood, Morgan Steele, Megan Milner

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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, girls and women represented one of the fastest growing populations within the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Since the spread of COVID-19, suggestions were provided to juvenile justice bodies, encouraging a reduction of youth arrests, detainments, and quicker court processing. Yet, the research comparing peri-COVID-19 changes for girls and boys is lacking, with an oversight to gender trends and rural and urban differences. This study used Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC) data from a rural Midwestern state to look at rural and urban location trends for both boys and girls. Results suggest rural communities are responding differently to girls’ behaviors, revealing a slower decline in intakes compared to boys and youth in urban areas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	777-797
Number of pages	21
Journal	Crime and Delinquency
Volume	69
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211022629
State	Published - Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Law

Keywords

COVID-19
detention facilities
girls
juvenile justice
rural communities

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