Recruitment and Entrapment Pathways of Minors into Sex Trafficking in Canada and the United States: A Systematic Review

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dc.contributor.authorBaird, K., & Connolly, J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T16:51:09Z
dc.date.available2020-12-16T16:51:09Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe domestic sex trafficking of minors is occurring across Canada and the United States. Understanding the routes into sex trafficking, including the way traffickers target, recruit and enmesh youth in the sex trade is invaluable information for service providers and law makers developing prevention and intervention initiatives. This review synthesized research on the exploitation processes and tactics employed by traffickers in the sex trafficking of domestic minors in Canada and the US. The authors comprehensively and systematically searched five electronic databases and obtained additional publications and grey literature through a backward search of the references cited in articles reviewed for inclusion. Inclusionary criteria included: Studies published in the English language between January 1990 and June 2020 containing original research with quantitative or qualitative data on the recruitment or pathways into sex trafficking for minors trafficked within the US and Canada. The search yielded 23 eligible studies. The synthesis of the studies in the review converged on the notion of sexual exploitation occurring on a continuum comprising of three components; the recruitment context, entrapment strategies utilized by traffickers, and enmeshment tactics used to prolong exploitation. Findings highlight the significant physical, psychological and emotional hurdles faced by youth victims of sex trafficking and point to the importance of comprehensive and holistic approaches to prevention and intervention practices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBaird, K., & Connolly, J. (2021). Recruitment and Entrapment Pathways of Minors into Sex Trafficking in Canada and the United States: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 1-14.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15248380211025241
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4961
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTrauma, Violence, & Abuseen_US
dc.subjectdomestic minor sex traffickingen_US
dc.subjectcommercial sexual exploitation of childrenen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectrecruitmenten_US
dc.titleRecruitment and Entrapment Pathways of Minors into Sex Trafficking in Canada and the United States: A Systematic Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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