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British Schoolgirls: Now More Violent Than Ever!

Although the number of youth crimes has dropped overall in Britain, girl crime has risen by a quarter since 2005, reports the Guardian. New research from the Youth Justice Board shows that the types of misdeeds most often committed are theft and petty violence. English psychiatrists are trying to figure out why these girls are so angry, and their conclusions leave me wanting. Dr. Ann Hagell, who co-authored a study about anti-social behavior in 1998, says you need to look at long term trends and not be swayed by tabloid headlines about "happy slapping." Hagell thinks girls are more violent these days because of the influence of teenage boys. "Before, we had single-sex peer groups, but now they are more likely to be socialising with boys. In the 1950s they just didn't have the chance to do that," Hagell tells the BBC. More »

9:30 AM on Thu May 15 2008
By Jessica
1,428 views, 68 comments

Latest by n/a: Those early blooming girls who become larger earlier "might then become the more vicious bullies because they have grown bigger and faster than their peers," Perhaps a child who develops earlier than her peers faces the cruel treatment of other's (including more »

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The Meanest Girls At School Are Often The Most Popular

A recent story out of Florida concerns six teenage girls — cheerleaders — who lured a former friend to a home where they beat her for 30 minutes while videotaping the entire act. They wanted to post the footage on YouTube and MySpace; according to the local news outlet in Orlando, a girl's voice can be heard on the tape saying: "There's only 17 seconds left; make it good." The victim in the attack suffered a concussion, loss of hearing in one ear, damage to her left eye and numerous bruises. And the footage being aired on news outlets is what happened after she was knocked unconscious. But guess what? The girls who participated in the attack probably have more friends than ever. Because new research shows that "Mean Girls" are the most popular girls in school. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Dodai
33,490 views, 391 comments

Latest by xskeptictankx: No joke, the girl fights at my high school were always way more violent. I think it takes girls longer than boys to reach the boiling point in an argument but when the girls finally get there, they want blood. more »