RUNAWAYS

RUNAWAYS

WHAT IS MEANING?

(Cambridge Dictionaries Online)

Having escaped or run away from somewhere. Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great.

Expert: Child traffickers target runaways, 'throwaways'

So many adolescents are living in streets and malls. Juvenile runaways are almost always filling at shelters.

More and more kids are running away at earlier ages, because the majority of children present cases of prostitution all around the world.

The case of Antoinette Nicole Davis, a North Carolina mother accused of selling her 5-year-old daughter, Shaniya, into prostitution, highlights one of the most heinous -- albeit rare -- forms of trafficking within the U.S.

Though statistics on the depth of domestic trafficking are difficult to ascertain, the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study in 2001 showing that between 244,000 and 325,000 American children were at risk of sexual exploitation, including child pornography, juvenile prostitution and trafficking children for sexual purposes.

The onus is on society and government to stop the trafficking of American children, he said. Citizens should pay attention to signals that something is amiss with a child and be careful not to "sneer or stigmatize" when they see a prostituted teen.

QUESTION

·       With respect to case.

What is your opinion for this situation in some countries? RUNAWAYS

WHAT IS MEANING?

(Cambridge Dictionaries Online)

Having escaped or run away from somewhere. Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great.

So many adolescents are living in streets and malls. Juvenile runaways are almost always filling at shelters.

More and more kids are running away at earlier ages, because the majority of children present cases of prostitution all around the world.

The case of Antoinette Nicole Davis, a North Carolina mother accused of selling her 5-year-old daughter, Shaniya, into prostitution, highlights one of the most heinous -- albeit rare -- forms of trafficking within the U.S.

Though statistics on the depth of domestic trafficking are difficult to ascertain, the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study in 2001 showing that between 244,000 and 325,000 American children were at risk of sexual exploitation, including child pornography, juvenile prostitution and trafficking children for sexual purposes.

The onus is on society and government to stop the trafficking of American children, he said. Citizens should pay attention to signals that something is amiss with a child and be careful not to "sneer or stigmatize" when they see a prostituted teen.

QUESTION

·       With respect to case.

What is your opinion for this situation in some countries?