The Hype of Girl Violence


	The Hype of Girl Violence

kmakice

12-16-2007 10:53 AM

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girls, violence, myths, trends, tampa bay, newspaper article

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Interesting compilation of recent media coverage, academic research, and historical trends on violence from girls

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Although girl violence is more visible today, panic over an uprising of angry young women would be misguided, many say.  
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“To be honest, I see a decline in the fighting,” says Pearl Ershery of Mulrennan Middle School in Valrico, who has been a guidance counselor in Hillsborough County for 15 years. 
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Crime rates for girls have dropped each year for the past 13 years, reaching their lowest levels since 1973, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Department of Justice. Murder by girls is at its lowest level since 1963.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www2.tbo.com/static/special_reports_news/tbo-special-reports-news-girl-fight/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www2.tbo.com/img/EE432761-7958-4723-9CFA-EA5A452E2E82" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www2.tbo.com/static/special_reports_news/tbo-special-reports-news-girl-fight/"><SPAN class="credits">Kimberly Harrington of Plant City is
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However, experts say the increase is linked to a concurrent crackdown on domestic violence. Boys fight peers, but girls usually strike out at others living in their homes. Some state statutes require an arrest in cases of family violence.
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