More girls charged with violent crimes
The number of girls charged with murder, robbery, assault and other violent crimes has more than tripled, federal officials say.
Such crimes went from 36,300 in 1985 to about 121,000 in 2007, the most recent figure available, according to the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Relationships with family, friends and boyfriends are very important to girls, so if they are damaged by abuse or trauma, some react with criminal behavior, says Bonnie Rose of the non-profit National Council on Crime and Delinquency's Center for Girls and Young Women.
Gannett News Service
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