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NCJ Number: 253457 Find in a Library
Title: Failure to Appear: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims Experience With the Juvenile Justice System and their Readiness to Change
Document: PDF
Author(s): M. Alexis Kennedy; Andrea N. Cimino; Michele R. Decker
Date Published: August 2019
Annotation: The findings and methodology are presented for a study whose goal was to identify from young adult survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) barriers that prevented them from leaving commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), facilitators in exiting CSE, and how systems can better serve them.
Abstract: The study used an exploratory, sequential mixed-methods approach that focused on young adults (ages 18-24) who were commercially sexually exploited before age 18. Procedures were guided by best practices for research on gender-based violence (WHO, 2001) and trafficking victims (Zimmerman & Watts, 2003) and were approved by university Institutional Review Boards and the Department of Justice’s Human Subjects Protection Office. As of the writing of this report, 94 DMST victims had completed the survey (unfunded data collection is ongoing). Results from both phases of the project show that DMST victims experience early involvement with child protection services (CPS) and high levels of housing instability that apparently are influential in their sexual exploitation. This indicates the importance of early intervention at the family level. A high proportion of DMST victims became involved with the juvenile justice system, often multiple times before age 18. This suggests that the juvenile justice system can be an important setting for countering CSE. Intervention should incorporate supportive, mentoring relationships and offer rehabilitation that includes education and employment opportunities. The young adult study participants suggested that the juvenile justice system provide a more supportive, home-like environment that is staffed with qualified professionals and mentors who understand the factors underlying CSE victimization. 25 references and a listing of project products in process
Main Term(s): Juvenile prostitution
Index Term(s): Adult survivors of child sexual abuse; Behavior modification; Child Sexual Abuse; Juvenile diversion programs; Juvenile processing; National Institute of Justice (NIJ); NIJ final report; Treatment offender matching; Victim identification; Victim services
Grant Number: 2015-VF-GX-0064
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89507
US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
Washington, DC 20531
Corporate Author: University of Nevada
United States of America
Sale Source: US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America
Page Count: 16
Format: Document; Document (Online)
Type: Program/Project Description; Report (Grant Sponsored); Report (Study/Research); Research (Applied/Empirical)
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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