Abstract
The frequency and extent of runaway instances during adolescence has gained recognition as a significant and growing social problem (Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1977; Libertoff, 1980). Survey studies using probabilistic sampling techniques have estimated that one out of every eight adolescents will run from home at least once before his or her 18th birthday (Nye & Edelbrock, 1980) with as many as three-quarters of a million youths running away annually (Opinion Research Corporation, 1976). According to the National Statistical Survey on Runaway Youth (Opinion Research Corporation, 1976) the majority of runaways are 16 years of age or younger with approximately equal numbers of boys and girls running away each year. Whileon the run youths are exposed to situations of potential exploitation and place themselves at
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