The System Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Girls

Sherman, Francine; Grace, Lisa Goldblatt

doi:10.1002/9781118093375.ch16

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“…Meeting the needs of CSE victims with diverse and unique experiences requires a range of intervention modalities (Sherman & Goldblatt Grace, ) including outreach, case‐management and outpatient services (Edinburg & Saewyc, ; Pearce, ), along with more resource and residential programming; all of which tend to be both time and cost intensive support strategies. Despite an emphasis sometimes placed on the latter, resources for high cost, comprehensive programming are scarce (Clawson and others, ), and the availability of helping professionals specifically trained to work with those abused through CSE is often both limited and insufficient to holistically meet these young people's needs (Pearce, ).…”

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Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People

Hickle

Hallett

2015

Children & Society

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A growing awareness of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the United Kingdom and throughout the world has prompted human service and legal/policy professionals to seek ways of engaging young people experiencing sexual exploitation, although much remains unknown regarding effective practice, and whether or not current knowledge regarding best practices with young people can be expanded to address CSE. This paper considers how principles of harm reduction, a public health approach widely used to engage adults and young people in help-seeking behaviours, can be considered as part of a children's rightscentred approach to policy and practice with young people experiencing CSE.

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Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People

Hickle

Hallett

2015

Children & Society

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“…In 2013, their share increased to 29%. In addition, a greater percentage of girls had contact with the courts, were sentenced to probation, and received out-of-home placements than ever before (Sherman & Balck, 2015). Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data for juvenile offense types show that between 2001 and 2010, the proportion of girls arrested for larceny rose from 39.2% to 46%, and overall property crime arrests rose from 31.9% to 38.4% (Chesney-Lind & Shelden, 2013).…”

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Gender and Risk Assessment in Juvenile Offenders: A Meta-Analysis

Pusch

Holtfreter

2017

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Although young males are still the primary perpetrators of juvenile crime, girls are increasingly coming into contact with the criminal justice system. While girls may have different pathways to crime and risks for recidivism than boys, their risk to reoffend is typically assessed using a gender-neutral tool that is based on social learning theory: a theory originally developed and tested on males. With the appropriateness of using gender-neutral tools to assess female criminality coming into question, a number of researchers have searched for a resolution. To date, mixed findings on the predictive validity of risk assessment tools have not provided any definitive answers. To help assess the predictive validity of the Youth Level of Service Inventory, separate meta-analyses were conducted for male and female juvenile offenders using previous studies. The mean effect sizes were compared in order to determine whether the predictive validity is similar for both males and females. With the exception of violent recidivism, results indicate that the YLS/CMI works equally well for male and female offenders. The implications of these findings for theory, research, and correctional policy are discussed.ii

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“…Indeed, studies based on life course theory have largely emphasized marriage, childbearing, and employment as pivotal points of engagement, or “turning points,” for desistance among men (Doherty & Ensminger, 2013; Laub et al, 1998). Yet these studies have not sufficiently accounted for the rising age of marriage, nor have they accounted for emerging evidence that up to 40% of girls in the juvenile justice system identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ), and so they may not fall neatly into a traditional marriage pathway (Sherman & Balck, 2015).…”

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“…In the United States, boys have historically comprised the vast majority of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Yet over the past two decades, the gender composition of justice-involved minors has gradually shifted; from 1996 to 2011, U.S. juvenile arrest rates declined by 57% for boys but only 42% for girls (Sherman & Balck, 2015). As a result, the proportion of girls represented in all stages of juvenile justice processing (i.e., from arrests to adjudication to confinement) has steadily increased (Sickmund, Sladky, & Kang, 2015).…”

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Gender Differences in Desistance From Crime: How Do Social Bonds Operate Among Formerly Incarcerated Emerging Adults?

Abrams

Tam

2016

Journal of Adolescent Research

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Life course theory suggests that the social bond of marriage can serve as a pivotal turning point toward the termination of criminal activity, particularly for men. Yet limited research has investigated how young adult men and women utilize social bonds forged outside of marriage to facilitate desistance from crime. This study explored gender differences in how formerly incarcerated emerging adults navigate and utilize their social bonds with peers and romantic partners on the journey toward criminal desistance. Two semi-structured qualitative interviews and a social mapping exercise were conducted with 14 emerging adults (seven men and seven women) with extensive histories of juvenile incarceration. With regard to friends, the young women found peer support often inconsistent, leading to an overarching theme of self-reliance. Some of the young men used peer supports with an overarching theme of reciprocity, while others used peer supports very sparingly in order to avoid contact with criminal associations or potential danger. With regard to romantic partnerships, these relationships proved much more supportive of desistance goals for the young men and the contrary was the case for the young women in heterosexual partnerships. These findings add to a growing literature about the process of desistance for emerging adults.

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The System Response to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Girls

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People

Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People

Gender and Risk Assessment in Juvenile Offenders: A Meta-Analysis

Gender Differences in Desistance From Crime: How Do Social Bonds Operate Among Formerly Incarcerated Emerging Adults?

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