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OJJDP Bulletin Describes Protective Factors in Girls' Delinquency

January 12, 2009

Cover: Resilient Girls—Factors that Protect Against DelinquencyThe Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published “Resilient Girls—Factors that Protect Against Delinquency.”

Part of OJJDP's Girls Study Group series, the bulletin describes how four factors (the presence of a caring adult, school connectedness, school success, and religiosity) influence girls' propensity for delinquent behavior.

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“Resilient Girls—Factors that Protect Against Delinquency” is available online at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=241923.


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