The police can do very little to deal with a recalcitrant child. They can bring a runaway minor back home, and they can enter a missing child into a nationwide database and maybe even look for her. But, they cannot charge her with a crime and take her into custody because she disobeys you. However, it is possible that Juvenile Probation or Child Services in your county can provide some assistance. Many counties have programs to assist parents of problem children, and even assist with providing access to court to address the problem of a chronic runaway. But, in my experience, these are never a panacea or a true fix to the problems.
Has she, you, or the whole family sought counseling to address these issues? If not, you should look into it.
Have you looked into other methods? Tough love. Does she have a phone? A computer? A television? A car? It is possible to start taking away things, removing the door from her room, removing clothes except for what she needs each day for school, etc. There are methods to help address the needs of a problem child. No one can guarantee what WILL work, but doing nothing - or doing the same thing - seems to have had little or no impact, so it may be time to change your game.
