Summary Of The Documentary Girl Trouble

This paper will examine the issues that young women or girls in the juvenile system experience. It will discuss juvenile experiences of four young ladies over four-year time period and review some of the programs that were available to them. Are there programs and people that can help young women who feel they have no options. These young women will share some of the difficulties they had and their plans of escape from a system that is difficult to navigate. This paper will question if the programs available are effective and prudent for the girls. This paper will also question are girls put into a cycle of delinquency that moves beyond their control. Can a young girl assess her situation rationally and are support groups beneficial when

(EZAJCS, 2017) To have just a touch of perspective on the issues at hand for these young ladies the documentary Girl Trouble looks into the lives of three young women in the juvenile system and their advocate. (Leban & Szajko, 2004) The documentary spans over four years where the girls are introduced with their age, initial offense and their relationship with the Center for Young Women Development now called the Young Women’s Freedom Center based in San Francisco, CA. Shangra was 16 years old when the center that she works for helped her advocate for herself, she was pending her first court appearance at juvenile court for drug possession. Stephanie who also works at the center and currently has a warrant out for her was introduce to courts at age 13 for trespassing. Sheila was 14 year old runaway when make known to the system and is also a peer mentor at the center for young women. Their advocate is Lateefah Simons, a former peer mentor who started with the center when she was 15, only to be named the executive director at the age of 19, is committed in her pursuit of assisting these young ladies. (Jones,