| Description |
xiv, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-200) and index. |
| Contents |
PART I: THE DYNAMICS OF RUNNING AWAY: The scope of runaway youth -- The extent of throwaway kids -- Runaways, arrest, and the police -- Why teens run away from home -- The perils for the teenage runaway -- Theoretical approaches to running away and teenage prostitution -- Policy, practice, and response to runaway and prostitution involved teens -- PART II: THE DYNAMICS OF TEENAGE PROSTITUTION: The nature of teenage prostitution -- Teen prostitutes, arrest, and the criminal justice system -- Girl prostitution -- The pimp's role in teenage prostitution -- Boy prostitution -- PART III: CORRELATES OF RUNNING AWAY AND TEENAGE PROSTITUTION: Child sexual abuse -- Child pornography -- PART IV: THE LAW AND COMBATING TEENAGE PROSTITUTION: Laws and the prostitution of teenagers -- PART V: RUNAWAY YOUTH AND PROSTITUTION TEENS IN OTHER COUNTRIES: Runaways and teenage prostitution globally. |
| Subject |
Runaway teenagers -- United States.
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Teenage prostitution -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0275973425 |
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