Delinquency in and of itself has been observed, studied, scrutinized, put into one form of statistical data or another, and published for years. The question “should girls' delinquency be studied separately from boys' delinquency?” can only be answered with a yes answer. Data on every aspect of delinquency should be studied, whether it be age, race, type of crime, and gender. Without considering all aspects of gender-related delinquency, any conclusions reached would be distorted, possibly leading to the application of inappropriate laws and/or treatment. To say that girls are different from boys is an understatement. Boys and girls are treated and raised differently while growing up in a patriarchal environment (Chesney-Lind and Sheldon. Chapter 6); the different ways in which they mature physically and emotionally, the involvement of boys and girls or the path that leads to their potential delinquency are worlds apart. Furthermore, bombardment by society's role models and advertisements plays a major role in the differences between boys and girls. Most of the female role m...