A review of literature on child prostitution
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2002
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Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
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Child prostitution has received little attention, in New Zealand or elsewhere, until the past decade, and there is still a paucity of research. Significant barriers to systematic research and understanding of the issues are the invisibility of under-age prostitutes, problems defining what constitutes under-age prostitution, and the lack of services for the children affected. Workers in services for youth at risk are aware of significant and increasing numbers of young people selling sex, commonly for survival, and research with adult sex workers indicates that significant proportions commence sex work as children. Internationally there appear to be few services assisting under-age prostitutes or working specifically to reduce this form of child abuse, and in New Zealand only one service (in South Auckland) has been funded specifically to work with this target group. This paper reviews the available literature on the issues and recent efforts to address the problem. (Author Abstract)
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child abuse, child sexual abuse, International Resources, literature review, New Zealand
Citation
Saphira, M., & Oliver, P. (2002). A review of literature on child prostitution. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 141-163.