juveniles
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

juvenile status offenders
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

offenders
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

runaways
type: Concept
broader: young people at risk
broader: juvenile delinquency
broader: children at risk
broader: juveniles
broader: offenders
broader: delinquent behavior
broader: family
broader: juvenile status offenders
definition: Runaways are children under the age of majority who leave home without the permission of their caretakers. The simplicity of this definition belies the complexity and diversity of the situations that are sometimes covered by this term. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Runaways]

young people at risk
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

juvenile delinquency
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

children at risk
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

delinquent behavior
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

family
type: Concept
narrower: runaways

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: runaways