Understanding court-involved girls’ pathways has been an important area of inquiry among feminist criminologists, and is especially crucial through an intersectional lens. This research highlights the intersectional identities of youth in the system using qualitative interview data from a Midwestern juvenile court (n = 39). Modified analytic induction was used to develop assertions and examine perceived pathways present in the narratives of court staff. Findings indicate that juvenile practitioner biases affect the way the court responds to youth with a focus on girls across intersectional identities. These findings have implications for theory, practice, and policy for working with court-involved youth of all genders.

在女权主义犯罪学家中，了解法院介入的女孩的途径一直是一个重要的研究领域，并且通过交叉镜头尤其重要。这项研究使用来自中西部少年法庭（n  =  39）的定性访谈数据，突出了系统中年轻人的交叉身份。修改后的分析归纳法被用来提出断言，并检验法院工作人员叙事中存在的感知途径。调查结果表明，青少年从业者的偏见影响了法院对青年的反应方式，侧重于交叉身份的女孩。这些发现对于与参与法庭事务的所有性别的年轻人一起工作的理论，实践和政策都有影响。