NCJ Number
38931
Date Published
1975
Length
112 pages
Annotation
A TOTAL OF 156 BOOKS, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS (ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE), DISSERTATIONS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS, AND PAPERS ON THIS PHENOMENON DATED BETWEEN 1932 AND 1975.
Abstract
ALL ENTRIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, ARE SUMMARIZED, ALONG WITH AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE AUTHOR, STUDY METHODOLOGY, COMPOSITION OF SAMPLE DISCUSSED, AND THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM PROPOSED FOR EXPLAINING RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR AND/OR CHARACTERISTICS. THE LITERATURE OVERVIEW IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT THE VARIOUS ANNOTATED ENTRIES SAY ABOUT RUNAWAY YOUTH, INCLUDING THE DEFINITION OF RUNAWAY, THE INCIDENCE OF RUNNING AWAY, PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF RUNNING AWAY, AND SERVICES FOR RUNAWAYS.