02494nam 22004933u 450 991045497190332120210114013348.01-282-40401-697866124040160-313-00305-X(CKB)1000000000807024(EBL)495023(OCoLC)610008933(MiAaPQ)EBC495023(EXLCZ)99100000000080702420130418d2001|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Runaway Kids and Teenage Prostitution[electronic resource] America's Lost, Abandoned, and Sexually Exploited ChildrenSanta Barbara ABC-CLIO20011 online resource (228 p.)Contributions in Criminology & Penology, 54 ;v.No. 54Description based upon print version of record.0-275-97342-5 Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Introduction; I. The Dynamics of Running Away; II. The Dynamics of Teenage Prostitution; III. Correlates of Running Away and Teenage Prostitution; IV. The Law and Combating Teenage Prostitution; V. Runaway Youth and Prostituted Teens in Other Countries; Bibliography; IndexThis concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective. The author takes a systematic approach to defining and describing the differences between youth who run away from home and those who leave institutional settings and distinguishes the difference between runaway and throwaway children. A careful examination of teenage prostitution among girls and boys helps to illuminate the special problems faced by children who have run away. In addition, the aContributions in Criminology & Penology, 54Runaway teenagers -- United StatesTeenage prostitution -- United StatesTeenagers -- United StatesElectronic books.Runaway teenagers -- United States.Teenage prostitution -- United States.Teenagers -- United States.364.1534364.15340836Flowers R. Barri898309AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910454971903321Runaway Kids and Teenage Prostitution2241370UNINA