Chapter 3:   Comprehensive, Gender-Specific Services

At A Glance

Gender-specific programs encourage healthy attitudes, behaviors, and lifestyles, and promote social competence in girls. Key program elements and intervention strategies aim to help girls within the juvenile justice system by addressing issues in the context of their relationships to peers, family, school, and community.

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Guiding Principles for Promising
Female Programming
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