NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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On Father’s Day, a young mother sits in her room in a secure and well-managed private hospital in North Carolina, feeding her newborn infant. A woman in a nurse’s uniform comes into the room and tells the mother that she is taking the infant for tests and to have him weighed. The mother...
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Case histories for this study were selected from a sample of interviews of former prostitutes who began prostituting as juveniles and who were involved in two outreach programs, Paul & Lisa, Inc., and WHISPER. Both programs work primarily with female prostitutes. In addition, interviews were conducted with six ex-pimps known to the WHISPER...
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Youths entering their adolescent years face many transitions. Physical changes occur in conjunction with a striving for personal identity and autonomy. In the runaway, however, attempts to gain independence in a mature, self-sufficient manner fail. Despite the many reasons runaways give for leaving home, runaway youth often return home, only to run away...
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Americas Amber Alert News Center (Texas USA) CBSA – NOVEMBER 18, 2004 - 14:15 ET CBSA: Runaway Recovered at Fort Frances Border Crossing FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO (CCN Matthews Nov. 18, 2004) A 14 year-old runaway was returned home safely yesterday thanks to due diligence exercised by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at...
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Girl, 15, left home after uni row September 24 2004 A GIFTED American schoolgirl who ran away to Britain after a row with her parents was found yesterday at a hotel near Loch Ness. Jing Wen Chen,15,used her mum’s credit card to book a transatlantic flight, then headed north after arriving at Gatwick...
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