Anti‐Sex Trafficking Institutions

Abstract

Many anti-sex trafficking analyses use the term institution in a narrow meaning, comprising mainly formal-legal political structures (public laws and governmental organizations). However, by bringing in the new institutionalism approach, it is argued that an anti-sex trafficking institution should refer to a relatively enduring collection of rules -including also informal rules such as norms and routines -and organized practices that prescribe appropriate behaviour for any actor, public or private, combating sex trafficking. Based on a review of current research it is concluded that anti-sex trafficking institutions in the early 21st century tend to focus on behaviour that aims at detection, prevention, protection, crisis management, consequence management, and response. Finally, reflecting different strands of the new institutionalism approach, it is argued that the design of anti-sex trafficking institutions depends on path-dependencies, social constructions, international institutions, and domestic politics.

Coping self-efficacy and social support as predictors of adolescent sex trafficking exit: Results of a secondary analysis

“…It is important to investigate CSEY survivors' service outcomes because revictimization and re-trafficking are common [13] and the hidden nature of the population makes them hard to research [14,15] resulting in few reliable estimates of CSEY prevalence, and few studies on whether social work case management services effectively promote an exit from CSE. Research suggests that CSEY victims are likely to face several serious repercussions during and following their victimization [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25], thereby complicating their recovery, assimilation into broader society, and their ability to successfully exit CSE. Literature has well-documented barriers to exiting.…”