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Author Weisberg, D. Kelly.

Title Children of the night : a study of adolescent prostitution / D. Kelly Weisberg.

Publication Info. Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, [1985]
©1985

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.745 W426C    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Adolescent prostitution: construction of a social problem : The hippies ; The runaway phenomenon ; Child abuse and child sexual abuse ; The children's rights movement ; National focus and research funding -- 2. Portraits of adolescent male prostitutes: an ethnography of adolescent male prostitution : The tenderloin: prostitution in the lower-class sex-trade zone ; Polk Street: prostitution in the gay neighborhood ; Union Square: prostitution in the upper-class sex-trade zone -- 3. Adolescent male prostitutes: backgrounds, lifestyles, and juvenile justice involvement : Family backgrounds ; Prostitution experiences ; Living arrangements ; Involvement in pornography ; Runaway behavior ; Involvement with the juvenile justice system ; Involvement with social service agencies ; Analysis by prostitute typology -- 4. Adolescent female prostitution: a review of research findings : Backgrounds and family characteristics ; Entrance into prostitution ; Prostitution lifestyles ; Involvement with the juvenile justice system ; Involvement with the social service delivery system -- 5. A comparison of female and male adolescent prostitution : Backgrounds and family characteristics ; Entrance into prostitution ; Prostitution lifestyles ; Involvement with the juvenile justice system ; Involvement with the social service delivery system -- 6. Federal and state legislation on juvenile prostitution : Federal legislative reform ; State legislation ; Legal reality and social reality -- 7. Community and program responses to adolescent prostitution / D. Kelly Weisberg and Bruce Fisher : The law enforcement response to adolescent prostitution ; The medical profession's response to juvenile prostitution ; Runaway youth shelters ; Service approaches to juvenile prostitution ; Case studies -- Appendix: State statutes.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [283]-288.
Subject Child prostitution -- United States.
Teenage prostitution -- United States.
Male prostitution -- United States.
Prostitutes -- United States -- Social conditions.
Prostitutes -- Services for -- United States.
Runaway teenagers -- Services for -- United States.
ISBN 0669063894 alkaline paper
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