Global Social Welfare
Volume 6, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 29-39

Educating Youth About Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: a Systematic Review (Article)

Rizo C.F.* , Klein L.B. , Chesworth B.R. , O’Brien J.E. , Macy R.J. , Martin S.L. , Crews M.E. , Love B.L.
  • a School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • b School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • c School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • d School of Social Work, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
  • e School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • f Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • g School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • h The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, United States

Abstract

There has been growing attention focused on the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), with many policymakers, practitioners, and anti-human trafficking advocates stressing the importance of educating youth about CSEC. To examine the state of the literature on educating youth about CSEC, and to determine key recommendations about this topic, we systematically reviewed the peer-reviewed literature. Only 13 articles on educating youth about CSEC met our broad inclusion criteria (i.e., included some content on educating youth about CSEC and was published in English before or during April of 2017). In addition to identifying few articles on the topic, only five articles were empirical in nature (i.e., collected and/or analyzed data), of which only one examined outcomes following participation in a program focused on educating youth about CSEC. Based on the existing literature, we highlight educational strategies and recommendations, including information on modality, content, target audience, content facilitator, and setting. Overall, this literature emphasizes that youth should receive education about CSEC, and that schools—particularly those focused on middle school, high school, and high-risk students—might be promising settings for such education. However, more research is needed to determine how best to educate youth about CSEC. © 2018, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

youth Education sex trafficking Awareness Children prevention

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070464713&doi=10.1007%2fs40609-018-0119-7&partnerID=40&md5=cf3deac904ab1ed066fc5c3ed1465737
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-018-0119-7
ISSN: 21968799
Original Language: English