Gender Differences in Character Strengths, Social Connections, and Beliefs about Crime among Adolescents

Most gang-involved youth inCanada are predominantly males (94%) andbetween the age of 16 and 18 (Youth Gangs inCanada, 2007). However, young adolescent girls are now increasingly seen among youth gangs (Girls, Gangs, andSexual Exploitation inBritish Columbia, 2010). Within the stren...

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Main Authors: Gira Bhatt, Roger Tweed, Steve Dooley, Jodi Viljoen, Kevin Douglas, Nathalie Gagnon, Kashmir Besla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/ejournals/journal_IJSS/arhieves/2012_1/gira_bhatt.pdf