Pathways into female delinquency, in our textbook (Juvenile Justice in America) it talks about how researchers believe there are three steps down the pathway into female delinquency. Researchers feel that the first step for females into the juvenile justice system is victimization. This sexually abuse is believed to happen to girls at the age of thirteen and fourteen years of age on the average and is usually committed by a parent, sibling or other family member. One of the main reasons females run away from home is because of sexually abused that happen to them at home. The second step that researcher’s claims to lead females down the pathway into the juvenile justice system is substance abuse. Research shows a strong association between
