NCJ Number
68892
Date Published
1976
Length
191 pages
Annotation
RUNAWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE AID OF CASE STUDIES AND STATISTICS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, A JOURNALIST AND EDUCATOR, INTERVIEWED A CROSS-SECTION OF RUNAWAYS, POLICE, SOCIAL WORKERS, LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ORDER TO ANSWER THE SOCIAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO RUNAWAYS. TWO HOUSES FOR RUNAWAYS AND A HOME FOR GIRLS ARE VIEWED FROM THE INSIDE, AND A NIGHT PATROL OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RUNAWAY UNIT ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFICULTIES OF POLICE INVOLVEMENT WITH RUNAWAYS. INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED ON ORGANIZATIONS THAT HANDLE RUNAWAY PROBLEMS, SUCH AS OPERATION PEACE OF MIND AND THE NATIONAL RUNAWAY SWITCHBOARD. THE BOOK IS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. STATISTICS APPEAR IN NARRATIVE PASSAGES, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX ARE INCLUDED.