ABSTRACT
Josie, a 15-year-old girl, lived with her mother in a two-bedroom apartment in a medium-size city in upstate New York, fairly close to the Canadian Border. Josie attended high school and was in the ninth grade. Her performance in school was below average and she was frequently absent. On one occasion, when her mother was contacted by the school o–cials and questioned about her absences, the mother said that she had to leave for work early in the morning and she just assumed that Josie was attending school. When Josie was questioned about her absences, she stated that she did not like to go to school because the other students teased her about being dumb. Another reason she gave for not attending was that she was frequently teased about being physically well developed. Some older boys asked her to have sex
Introduction 79 Identifying Endangered Children 81 Sources of Child Endangerment 82 Dešnitions of Child Neglect, Abuse, and Endangerment 83 Extent of Child Endangerment 85 e Child Abuse Investigation Process 86 Alleged Child Abuse Cases at Are Substantiated or Unsubstantiated 98 Characteristics of Child Abusers and Victims 107 Perpetrators of Abuse 107 Juvenile Court Processing of Child-Endangering Cases 108 e Criminal Prosecution of Child Abusers 110 Runaways: A Special Category of Endangered Children 111 Missing and Abducted Children 113 Conclusion 114 Court Cases 114 References 115
with them and they had approached her to try to set up meetings with her in secluded places.
