Child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation: a review of promising prevention policies and programs.
@article{Rafferty2013ChildTA, title={Child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation: a review of promising prevention policies and programs.}, author={Yvonne Rafferty}, journal={The American journal of orthopsychiatry}, year={2013}, volume={83 4}, pages={ 559-75 } }
Child trafficking, including commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative criminal activities in the world. The global enslavement of children affects countless numbers of victims who are trafficked within their home countries or transported away from their homes and treated as commodities to be bought, sold, and resold for labor or sexual exploitation. All over the world, girls are particularly likely to be trafficked into the sex trade: Girls and…
121 Citations
Challenges to the rapid identification of children who have been trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation.
- PsychologyChild abuse & neglect
- 2016
Child Trafficking for Sexual exploitation
- Psychology
- 2020
Background International Labour Organization (ILO) guesstimates approximately 1.2 million kids are marketed on every year. Further, 21 million adults and kids are confined to force slavery. Out of…
Human Trafficking & Commercial Sex Exploitation: Treatment Recommendations for an Invisible Population
- Psychology
- 2015
Treatment recommendations are made based on a trauma-focused, relational model aimed at reinstating psychological well-being in the survivor, specifically focusing on the treatment of survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INCREASING THE RISK FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS TO BECOME VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
- Psychology
- 2018
Most of the research on the risk for minors to become victims of human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation up till recently focused on socioeconomic, psychosocial and demographic factors.…
Sex Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
- Psychology
- 2017
ABSTRACT In recent years, the problem of child sex trafficking has become a topic of international discussion and concern. Child sex trafficking can include many forms of commercial sexual…
Vulnerabilities Relevant for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors
- PsychologyTrauma, violence & abuse
- 2019
Relevant risk factors and vulnerabilities found in this review include child abuse and maltreatment, caregiver strain, running away or being thrown away, substance use, peer influence, witnessing family violence or criminality, poverty or material need, difficulty in school, conflict with parents, poor mental health or view of self, involvement in juvenile detention or delinquency, early substance use and prior rape or adolescent sexual victimization.
Trafficking of minor girls for commercial sexual exploitation in India: A synthesis of available evidence
- Political Science
- 2014
The Population Council confronts critical health and development issues—from stopping the spread of HIV to improving reproductive health and ensuring that young people lead full and productive lives.…
From Exploitation to Industry: Definitions, Risks, and Consequences of Domestic Sexual Exploitation and Sex Work Among Women and Girls
- HistoryJournal Of Human Behavior In The Social Environment
- 2015
This article seeks to provide definitions and describe the complexity of all terms relating to domestic sexual exploitation of women and girls in the United States, explore available national prevalence data according to the definitions provided, and review the evidence of mental health, social, and structural risk factors at the micro-, mezzo-, and macrolevels.
Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation: Insights From Adult Survivors
- PsychologyJournal of interpersonal violence
- 2019
Six themes with relevance to vulnerability to recruitment and barriers to prevention emerged after analysis, including difficulty trusting medical and mental health professionals; difficulty trusting law enforcement; protection of family members; self-destructive behaviors; and a need for CSEC awareness among at-risk youth.
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 104 REFERENCES
The Impact of Trafficking on Children: Psychological and Social Policy Perspectives
- Psychology
- 2008
Child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) are egregious crimes, extreme forms of child maltreatment, and major violations of children's human rights. Although empirical research is…
Closing the Gaps: The Need to Improve Identification and Services to Child Victims of Trafficking
- Psychology
- 2007
Human trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labor is believed to be one of the fastest growing areas of criminal activity. The vast majority of victims of severe forms of trafficking are…
International Dimensions of Discrimination and Violence against Girls: A Human Rights Perspective
- Political Science
- 2013
Abstract In many cultures, being born female can consign the girl child to the peripheries of society where her safety is denied and her human rights are routinely violated. At each and every stage…
Of Vice and Men: A New Approach to Eradicating Sex Trafficking by Reducing Male Demand through Educational Programs and Abolitionist Legislation
- Economics
- 2008
In the last few decades, trafficking in humans for the purpose of sexual exploitation has exploded into a sophisticated industry that generates billions of dollars in profit every year yet devastates…
Shan women and girls and the sex industry in Southeast Asia; political causes and human rights implications.
- Political ScienceSocial science & medicine
- 2001
Children as Chattel of the State: Deconstructing the Concept of Sex Trafficking
- Psychology
- 2007
International human rights law protects against child prostitution and commercial child sexual trafficking. However, age of sexual consent laws in most jurisdictions permit the non-commercial sexual…
CHILD TRAFFICKING: INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS
- Political Science
- 2006
Trafficking in persons is the fastest growing form of organized crime, because it is less risky than drug or arms trafficking1 and guarantees astonishing profits ranging between 8.5 and 12 billion…
Children for sale: child trafficking in Southeast Asia
- Economics
- 2007
The paper describes the experiences of the young victims and the consequences for their physical and emotional well-being, and presents recommendations for legal and policy initiatives to cease the sale and exploitation of children.
The Sex Trade Industry's Worldwide Exploitation of Children
- Psychology
- 2001
The twenty-first century brings with it some of the dark realities of the last century with respect to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Worldwide, untold numbers of children are being…
The International Sexual Trafficking of Women and Children
- Psychology
- 2007
The contemporary international slave trade has received little attention in the social work literature. In keeping with the profession's commitment to social justice and human rights, this article…