NCJ Number
78511
Date Published
1977
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This essay reviews what is known about juvenile prostitution and its relationship to abuse experienced in the home, citing child abuse studies and psychological evaluations of runaways.
Abstract
Teenage runaways and prostitution have become a rising problem in the major cities of the United States. Research into the backgrounds of youngsters selling sexual favors has shown many similarities in children's family background, particularly homes with abusing parents. The handling or lack of handling, up to this point, has not proved successful in returning these children to the middle class society. New methods of intervention must be designed that incorporate recent research. Approximately 30 references are listed.