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Children at Risk Research Conference Keynote Address: Gender, Sexuality, & Risks for Violence among Young Women and LGBTQ Youth in Urban Communities

Date:
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Location:
213 Kastle Hall
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Jody Miller

Jody MillerJody Miller, Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, examines how inequalities of gender, race, and class shape young women’s participation in crime and risks for victimization. Her books include the award winning Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence (NYU Press, 2008) and One of the Guys: Girls, Gangs, and Gender (Oxford University Press, 2001).