Child Prostitution

The Harmful Factors that Precipitate Juvenile Prostitution

Table of Contents
Contents Pages
Chapter 1
A. Introduction 3-5
Chapter 2
A. Prostitution 6
B. The Myths 7-9
Chapter 3
A. The Role of Sexual Abuse 10-13
Chapter 4
A. Runaway Behaviour 14-15
Chapter 5
A. Subtance Abuse 15-17
Chapter 6
A. Social Support System 17-18
Summary 19
Chapter 7
A. Aims 19
Chapter 8
A. Methods 20
Conclusion 21
Bibliography 22

Chapter 1
Introduction
Juvenile prostitution is a great problem and not many people are aware of it. In some cases juvenile prostitution start as a voluntary act but in other cases there are girls who are being kidnap just with the purpose of selling them for sex. Some of these children leave home to

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