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UK: Arrests of teenage girls and women reach record levels * More than 250,000 detained by police in one year

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Arrests of teenage girls and women reach record levels * More than 250,000 detained by police in one year * Crime gap narrowing between men and women * Alan Travis, home affairs editor * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 January 2009 17.15 GMT Annual arrests of teenage girls and women have reached record levels, with more than 250,000 detained by the police according to the latest official figures. Ministry of Justice statistics published today show that last year youth offending teams dealt with 22% more crimes committed by girls aged 10 to 17, fuelling fears that a new "ladette culture" is emerging on Britain's streets. Youth Justice Board figures show that the number of personal violent attacks by girls dealt with by youth offending teams rose by 48% over the past five years, from 10,412 in 2003 to 15,413 by 2008...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 30, 2009 (boomark / email).