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Delinquency with women and girls

Patriarchal families girls are more likely to have "more social controls". These controls are known as "direct supervision" and relational (emotional bonding)" . Based on these two controls it has been determined that girls are less likely to engage in risk-taking behaviors. It has been noted that delinquency is not just acting out against authority "there are social positions" that affect and explain the delinquency.

Work force

Despite women's increase involvement in the work force "delinquency remains a male dominate activity". It had been presumed that delinquency would be on a rise as women entered the work force and pressed for higher positions.