Conceptualizing juvenile prostitution as child maltreatment: Findings from the National Juvenile Prostitution Study
| dc.contributor.author | Mitchell, K. J., Finkelhor, D., & Wolak, J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-19T17:03:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-10-19T17:03:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Two studies were conducted to identify the incidence (Study 1) and characteristics (Study 2) of juvenile prostitution cases known to law enforcement agencies in the United States. Study 1 revealed a national estimate of 1,450 arrests or detentions (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1,287—1,614) in cases involving juvenile prostitution during a 1-year period. In Study 2, exploratory data were collected from a subsample of 138 cases from police records in 2005. The cases are broadly categorized into three main types: (a) third-party exploiters, (b) solo prostitution, and (c) conventional child sexual abuse (CSA) with payment. Cases were classified into three initial categories based on police orientation toward the juvenile: (a) juveniles as victims (53%), (b) juveniles as delinquents (31%), and (c) juvenile as both victims and delinquents (16%). When examining the status of the juveniles by case type, the authors found that all the juveniles in CSA with payment cases were treated as victims, 66% in third-party exploiters cases, and 11% in solo cases. Findings indicate law enforcement responses to juvenile prostitution are influential in determining whether such youth are viewed as victims of commercial sexual exploitation or as delinquents. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mitchell, K. J., Finkelhor, D., & Wolak, J. (2010). Conceptualizing juvenile prostitution as child maltreatment: Findings from the National Juvenile Prostitution Study. Child Maltreatment, 15(1), 18-36. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kimberly_Mitchell6/publication/38114172_Conceptualizing_juvenile_prostitution_as_child_maltreatment_findings_from_the_National_Juvenile_Prostitution_Study/links/553652da0cf268fd00170dbd.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/2560 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Child Maltreatment | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | child sexual abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | CSEC | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | Conceptualizing juvenile prostitution as child maltreatment: Findings from the National Juvenile Prostitution Study | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |