Female Juvenile Delinquency: An Overview ........1 Review of Literature and Methodology ...15 Juvenile Delinquency: Conceptual Framework .............31 International and National Perspective...............54 Socio-Economic Profile of Respondents ......81 Determinants of Female Juvenile delinquency..........106 Institutional Treatment of Female Juvenile Delinquents .........134 Coping mechanism by the State: Acts for Girl Child Protection .............173 Conclusion : preventing Delinquency .............206