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.