This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective. The author takes a systematic approach to defining and describing the differences between youth who run away from home and those who leave institutional settings and distinguishes the difference between runaway and throwaway children. A careful examination of teenage prostitution among girls and boys helps to illuminate the special problems faced by children who have run away. In addition,...
This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a crimin...
In his study of children and criminality, criminologist and research analyst Ronald Flowers provides an understanding of the relationship between child victimization and juvenile delinquency as well as a comprehensive review of the literature. Assessing the effectiveness of present conceptual frameworks, modes of research, and social and legal measures, he offers recommendations for furthering professional and research efforts in the field. His analysis blends the findings of leading experts and researchers in a variety of disciplines with relevant FBI and law enforcement data. An...
In his study of children and criminality, criminologist and research analyst Ronald Flowers provides an understanding of the relationship between c...
This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective. The author takes a systematic approach to defining and describing the differences between youth who run away from home and those who leave institutional settings and distinguishes the difference between runaway and throwaway children. A careful examination of teenage prostitution among girls and boys helps to illuminate the special problems faced by children who have run away. In addition,...
This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a crimin...
This study of the relations between youth and serious (often violent) crime considers the prevalence and varieties of juvenile offenses, its biological, psychological and social aspects, the place of young offenders in the justice system, and social responses to juvenile crime. Specific chapters focus on drugs, crime at school, gangs, dating violen
This study of the relations between youth and serious (often violent) crime considers the prevalence and varieties of juvenile offenses, its biologica...
Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes: Serious Criminality by Juvenile Offenders is an examination of today's serious, chronic, and violent youthful offender. This vital book explores the relationship between youth and serious, violent antisocial behaviour, examining its antecedents, its onset, and its situational and motivating factors. From the Editor's introduction: The increasingly serious nature of juvenile criminal behaviour has been felt across the country as youth violence, violent youth gangs, drug-related offences, and other delinquent and criminal conduct has changed the way we regard...
Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes: Serious Criminality by Juvenile Offenders is an examination of today's serious, chronic, and violent youthful offender. ...
A previous edition of this reference (first published in 1977) is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. . Intended for a wide audience, this collection (now in two volumes) presents virtually every Supreme Court decision concerning religious freedom and separation of church and state. To save
A previous edition of this reference (first published in 1977) is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. . Intended for a wide audience, this co...
This book is a welcome addition to the literature on women and criminality. It should be of particular interest to the general reader as a concise, well-organized and clearly written review of important aspects of this social problem. It would be excellent as a supplementary text in criminal justice, criminology, victimology, and women's studies courses. In addition to a selected bibliography, scholars will appreciate the excellent bibliographical essay which provides a basis for further research.
"Criminal Justice Policy Review"
The study of women in relation to crime and the...
This book is a welcome addition to the literature on women and criminality. It should be of particular interest to the general reader as a concise,...
"Minorities and Criminality" provides a cameo of valuable information about the relationship between minority status and criminality and the interaction of minorities with the criminal justice system. . . . A key strength of this book is that it provides a great deal of insight into the proclivities of different minority groups to engage in different types of criminal behavior. . . . This book would make an excellent source for persons newly becoming acquainted with the nature, scope, and dynamics of minority crime and victimization. "Criminal Justice Review"
"Minorities and...
"Minorities and Criminality" provides a cameo of valuable information about the relationship between minority status and criminality and the intera...
As the problem of crime continues to worsen in the 1980s, the need for up-to-date, comprehensive information on its dynamics and incidence increases. This work, the fourth in a four-volume series, is the first study to focus exclusively on demographic trends in criminality and victimization for crime as a whole. Concerned with the broad picture of crime in America as well as specific demographic correlates and characteristics, it develops profiles of patterns in criminality and suggests ways of applying this demographic data to promote more effective crime control.
Flowers begins by...
As the problem of crime continues to worsen in the 1980s, the need for up-to-date, comprehensive information on its dynamics and incidence increase...
For those without direct experience with the seamy, real-life world of prostitution, it can be easy to accept the glamorized depictions of the sex-for-sale industry as it is often portrayed in fiction and Hollywood or sensationalized in the media. In reality, the business of sexual exploitation such as prostitution, sex trafficking, pornography, and sex tourism is far from attractive.
This latest book from literary criminologist R. Barri Flowers updates the subject of prostitution for the 21st century, explaining why the commercial sex trade industry continues to flourish and exploring...
For those without direct experience with the seamy, real-life world of prostitution, it can be easy to accept the glamorized depictions of the sex-...
