Journal of Crime and Justice
Volume 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 361-376

Family-facilitated juvenile sex trafficking (Article)

Reid J.A.* , Huard J. , Haskell R.A.
  • a Criminology Program, University of South Florida St Petersburg, St Petersburg, FL, United States
  • b School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, United States
  • c School of Education and Social Services, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the understudied characteristics and dynamics of family-facilitated juvenile sex trafficking (FF-JST). Drawing from case records of juvenile sex trafficking (JST) victims in Florida, the current study examined child maltreatment histories, perpetrator-victim relationship patterns, trafficker motivations, and exploitive strategies observed in cases involving FF-JST. Demographics, JST risk factors, and child maltreatment histories reported in 19 FF-JST cases were compared with 43 JST cases involving nonrelative traffickers. Examination and comparison of the two subsets of JST cases revealed unique characteristics and dynamics operating in FF-JST including extensive maltreatment histories involving multiple types of child maltreatment. Review of these cases also exposed specific complexities that obstruct detection of family-facilitated exploitation and hinder victim recovery. © 2015 © 2014 Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.

Author Keywords

Child maltreatment Commercial sexual exploitation sex trafficking

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938208692&doi=10.1080%2f0735648X.2014.967965&partnerID=40&md5=243abb119caf9b7ec78e93e1feb00768
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2014.967965
ISSN: 0735648X
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English