Runaway Kids and Teenage Prostitution - America's Lost, Abandoned, and Sexually Exploited Children (Hardcover)

This 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 author discusses laws related to runaways, teenage prostitution, and the sexual exploitation of minors as well as the criminal justice response to the problems. Runaways and prostitution involving youth in other countries is also explored. The text's findings support current conclusions on the characteristics of runaways, the relationship between runaways and teen prostitution, and the implications of running away from home. Runaway Kids and Teenage Prostitution is divided into five parts. Part I examines the scope and dynamics of running away and differentiates between runaways and throwaways. Part II explores teenage prostitution and provides information on girl and boy prostitutes and the people who exploit them. Child sexual abuse and child pornography as correlates to the problem are studied in Part III, and Part IV reviews the law that atttempts to combat teenage prostitution. Part V is devoted to an examination of the scope and significance of the problem in other countries. Together, these chapters provide readers with a clear picture of the problem of runaways and teenage prostitution inthe United States and around the world.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contributions in Criminology and Penology
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	June 2001
Authors:	R. Barri Flowers
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-31492-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	0-313-31492-6
Barcode:	9780313314926

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