Schaffer B, DeBlassie R R
Adolescence. 1984 Fall;19(75):689-96.
Although juvenile prostitution has been documented since antiquity, its rise since 1970 has been overwhelming. Newsweek (1978) reported an alarming increase in arrests of prostitutes under the age of 25 in New York from 24% to 74% in the previous 10 years. In Boston the average age of prostitutes is 20 years old; in Miami it is 18. The purpose of this paper is to explore the conditions which lead to teenagers' becoming prostitutes, and how our institutions and legal system deal with them.
尽管青少年卖淫现象自古以来就有记载，但自1970年以来其增长态势极为显著。《新闻周刊》（1978年）报道，纽约25岁以下妓女的被捕率在过去10年中从24%激增至74%，令人震惊。在波士顿，妓女的平均年龄为20岁；在迈阿密则为18岁。本文旨在探讨导致青少年沦为妓女的种种状况，以及我们的社会机构和法律体系是如何应对这些情况的。
