RUNAWAY CHILD - HEARING BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, DECEMBER 18, 1973

• NCJ Number: 39314
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 173 pages
• Corporate Author: California State Senate
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TESTIMONY ON THE RUNAWAY CHILD; THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND HOW IT CAN BE ALLEVIATED.

Abstract

TWENTY WITNESSES TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ON DECEMBER 18, 1973. THEY INCLUDED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, YOUTH SERVICE DIRECTORS, CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS, AND A CITIZEN. TWO SPEAKERS WERE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE WITNESSES TESTIFIED ABOUT HOW THE PROBLEM OF RUNAWAY CHILDREN AFFECTS THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES, AND HOW THEY ARE COPING WITH IT. THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SAID THE LEGISLATURE PLANNED TO DRAFT A BILL ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM THAT WOULD CONFORM WITH THE FEDERAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ACT....BS