Youth Involved in Prostitution (YIP)

McMahon-Howard, Jennifer

doi:10.1177/0734016817702194

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“…Response to U.S. adolescents exploited in JHT has gradually evolved from applying a criminal justice driven response (i.e., arrest and detain) to legislating a child protective driven response (i.e., providing shelter and care) (Barnert et al, 2016;McMahon-Howard, 2017;Musto, 2013;Reid, 2013;Roby & Vincent, 2017). Despite these legislative changes mandating that JHT victims involved in commercial sexual exploitation be treated as trafficking victims rather than juvenile delinquents (Greenbaum & Bodrick, 2017;Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) 2000), adolescents entrapped in JHT continue to be arrested and detained for several reasons.…”

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No youth left behind to human trafficking: Exploring profiles of risk.

Reid

Baglivio

Piquero³

et al. 2019

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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The objective of this study was to analytically identify risk profiles for juvenile human trafficking (JHT) based on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and health risk behaviors.First, the study examined which types of ACEs and health risk behaviors were more prevalent among trafficked adolescents using a sample of 913 male and female juvenile-justice-involved adolescents with suspected or verified JHT abuse reports documented between 2009 and 2015 and a comparison group (matched by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and location). Second, latent class analysis was used to identify profiles of risk for JHT. Finally, associations between JHT risk profiles and demographic characteristics provided a more comprehensive depiction of various types of trafficked adolescents. Study findings indicate that adolescents with JHT abuse reports were more likely to report child maltreatment and internalizing health risk behaviors reflective of self-harm and attempts to cope with trauma. Trafficked youth were less likely to report externalizing health risk behaviors related to violence or harming others. Six distinctive profiles of risk for JHT were identified. Three JHT risk profiles were characterized by extensive child maltreatment and health risk behaviors and were differentiated by placement in foster care and substance use. Three JHT risk profiles were characterized by less extensive histories of child maltreatment and were differentiated by drug use. In conclusion, these findings highlight that the current depictions of adolescent victims of human trafficking are too narrow and may lead to critical health care and service provision disparities for many trafficked adolescents.

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No youth left behind to human trafficking: Exploring profiles of risk.

Reid

Baglivio

Piquero³

et al. 2019

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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“…However, it is important to note that numerous researchers have raised concerns regarding the "victim" or "victimhood" label being linked to those involved in commercial sexual exploitation (Dodsworth, 2014;McMahon-Howard, 2017). In this context, the colloquial term victim with its largely derogatory connotation has been confused with the strictly legal distinction of the term victim (i.e., a crime victim as opposed to a criminal).…”

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The Imprint of Childhood Abuse on Trauma-Related Shame in Adulthood

Reid¹

2018

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Research has consistently linked residual trauma-related shame among child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors to sexual revictimization, health risk behaviors, and poorer response to mental health treatment. However, questions remain regarding the imprint of childhood maltreatment on trauma-related shame including which CSA characteristics or types of childhood maltreatment contribute to residual shame in adulthood. Using data drawn from a prospective study of 174 primarily African American women with histories of CSA and a matched comparison group, this study explores whether specific characteristics of CSA (familial CSA, CSA with penetration, force used by CSA perpetrator), repeat sexual victimization in adolescence, childhood physical abuse, childhood neglect, and childhood commercial sexual exploitation contribute to the level of trauma-related psychosexual shame reported during adulthood. Ordinal logistic regression revealed that the analyzed characteristics of CSA did not result in higher levels of shame. However, repeated sexual victimization during adolescence, childhood physical abuse, childhood neglect, and childhood commercial sexual exploitation resulted in higher levels of trauma-related shame reported in adulthood. For treatment providers, these findings highlight the critical need to address and treat trauma-related shame with clients who have experienced maltreatment or sexual exploitation during childhood.

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“…Interestingly, some CSEY explained that while in general, CSEY are victims who should be helped—they rejected the victim label for themselves (McMahon-Howard, 2017). Such contradictory views were also evident when they described CSE both as an abusive situation and as what makes them feel seen and cared for (Hallett, 2016).…”

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“…CSEY also described non-expert services as judgmental, ineffective, and unhelpful (Ashley, 2008; Barnert et al, 2019; McMahon-Howard, 2017). Probation officers, for example, were sometimes described as untrustworthy, because although they understood that CSEY were exploited victims who should not be blamed for their situation, they still treated them as offenders who should take responsibility for their behavior—making it much more difficult for CSEY to seek their help (Pasko & Chesney-Lind, 2016).…”

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“…As one participant in the study by Dank et al, 2015b said when asked about family courts: "They wasn't helping me when I was in the foster care, when I was getting abused, they were still not trying to help me" (p. 86). Some CSEY explained that it was the repeated out-of-home placements in unsuitable foster care or governmental care systems that drove them into CSE to begin with (Coy, 2009;Leichtentritt & Arad, 2005;McMahon-Howard, 2017;Williams & Frederick, 2009). Therefore, it is only reasonable that these youths would be wary of receiving help from help providers whom they perceived to be responsible for their CSE (Dank et al, 2015b).…”

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Help-Seeking and Help-Related Experiences of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Prior

Shilo

Peled

2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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This interpretive qualitative meta-synthesis (QMS) aims to systematically review what we know about the help-seeking and help-related experiences of commercially sexually exploited youth (CSEY). A comprehensive search of the relevant databases was conducted to identify published qualitative peer-reviewed papers and research reports about the experiences and perceptions of CSEY. A corpus of 34 qualitative studies was compiled and synthesized, using the conceptual framework of help-seeking and QMS guidelines. The QMS reveals that although help-seeking of CSEY are rarely the focus of the inquiry, the reviewed studies include meaningful information about help-related experiences of CSEY. Thus, the synthesis of the available data yields novel insights about how CSEY perceive their involvement in CSE, define the problems they deal with, decide to seek help, choose the proper help, and engage in helping relations. Particularly, the QMS underscores that CSEY do not always perceive their involvement in CSE as problematic, nor do they identify themselves as victims of exploitation. The findings highlight the significance of developing social services that specialize in helping CSEY, the importance of actively identifying CSEY and reaching out to them, and the need to enable CSEY to be involved in decisions about the extent and type of support they are provided.

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Youth Involved in Prostitution (YIP)

Cited by 18 publications

References 36 publications

No youth left behind to human trafficking: Exploring profiles of risk.

No youth left behind to human trafficking: Exploring profiles of risk.

The Imprint of Childhood Abuse on Trauma-Related Shame in Adulthood

Help-Seeking and Help-Related Experiences of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

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