City of Roses: Sexual Exploitation in Portland, Oregon
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2018
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Concordia University - Portland
Abstract
In 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice funded a report on child trafficking that
revealed that Portland, Oregon is one of the national hubs for child sex trafficking. The
goals of this thesis are to investigate the web of characteristics of larger Portland
metropolitan area that have contributed to the high prevalence of sexual exploitation of
women and children. This research is aimed to close the gap in our understanding of the
extent and nature of Portland’s local sex trafficking trade. An exploration of Portland’s
location and culture, especially its placement on the I-5 corridor, libertine sex culture, and
the prevalence of legal and illegal sex businesses, allows us to start to understand the
contributing factors of sexual exploitation in the Portland community. This thesis also
investigates methods of recruitment and the sorts of persons who fall victim to sex
trafficking and the economic structures that underlay this problem. Finally, possible
solutions will be suggested to ameliorate sexual exploitation in the “City of Roses.
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sex trafficking, prevalence, methods of recruitment, economic structures
Citation
Meyer, O. (2018). City of Roses: Sexual Exploitation in Portland, Oregon. (Theses). Concordia University - Portland.