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Street Kids: The Lives of Runaway and Thrownaway Teens

By R. Barri Flowers

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
0786441372, 9780786441372
LCC
HV875.55 .F53 2010
Open Library ID
OL24478570M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1372004 bytes)
Pages
244\245
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This timely book explores the complex and persistent problem of street kids in America, children who have run away or been forced to leave home--for reasons that include childhood sexual abuse and neglect, drug abuse, mental health and behavioral problems, sexual promiscuity, and issues related to gender identity. These children often become the victims of sexual exploitation by pimps, prostitution customers, pornographers, and pedophiles. Violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and substance abuse frequently result. The author discusses laws and programs designed to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of these vulnerable youth.

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