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11 results foundAuthor: Cohen, Marcia I. Title: Final Report on the Evaluation of the SAGE Project's LIFESKILLS and GRACE Programs Summary: The SAGE Project, Inc., is a nonprofit organization in San Francisco that operates two commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) intervention programs: LIFESKILLS and GRACE. Both programs operate from the philosophical approach of harm reduction, which emphasizes peer education and skills development. Participants in LIFESKILLS are younger (under 18) and are either involved in CSE or considered at high risk for sexual exploitation. The LIFESKILLS program offers case management, support groups, and referral services. Length of stay for LIFESKILLS girls ranges from 4 to 14 months. GRACE participants are older (adults) and have been arrested for prostitution. Most GRACE program clients are court-ordered to participate for a minimum of 25 hours of group services. This study used a four-phase participatory evaluation design that employed both quantitative and qualitative components. The two qualitative components (phases 1 and 4) used interviews with staff and program participants to assist in operationalizing variables for the evaluation, identifying process and outcome measures, and developing program logic models. The quantitative evaluation followed a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent group design to assess a set of outcomes (phase 2). The principal data sources included baseline and follow-up surveys and official arrest records. The process evaluation (phase 3) integrated both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess whether the program was well designed and implemented as intended and involved an examination of services, management, staffing, information systems, and case files. The key findings: 1. The SAGE Project succeeded in reducing contact with the criminal justice system of both the LIFESKILLS and GRACE groups. The GRACE group had significantly better outcomes for CSE involvement and PTSD symptomology, while the LIFESKILLS group had significantly better outcomes for sexual assault victimization, educational aspirations, self-efficacy, and employment attitude. The program made no significant impact on substance abuse, commitment to school, most measures of victimization, and social support for either group. 2. Girls and young women typically track along one of four risk-related trajectories, on the basis of whether they are a) from ‘risk saturated’ communities, b) from troubled suburban families, c) from immigrant families, or d) becoming involved proactively, without (at first) many of the overwhelming risk factors present for the other trajectories. 3. While a LIFESKILLS curriculum with a good theoretical foundation exists, fidelity to a model is lacking, and it has not been sufficiently formalized, operationalized, and documented. This report offers recommendations for improving both programs such as, eliminating population mixing, increasing staff training, matching program activities to criminogenic needs, incorporating cognitive-behavioral treatment activities, incentivizing program completion, and developing an instrument to assess the CSE risk level of each new client. Details: Bethesda, MD: Development Services Group, Inc., 2010. 371p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 28, 2011 at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/234464.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/234464.pdf Shelf Number: 121872 Keywords: Juvenile ProstitutionProstitutesProstitutionSexual Exploitation |
Author: Moore, Marianne Title: Justice for Girls? Girls in Conflict with the Law and Sexual Exploitation in Sierra Leone Summary: This report gives a voice to girls in conflict with the law and those involved in sexual exploitation in Sierra Leone. The research was carried out by Justice Studio in collaboration with three NGOs: AdvocAid; the African Prisons Project (APP); and Defence for Children International Sierra Leone (DCI – SL) during November and December 2010. Interviews were carried out with 24 girls between the ages of 13 and 18 across Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children‟s Affairs (MSWGCA) and other key stakeholders and NGOs such as the Justice Sector Development Programme (JSDP). The majority of girls in conflict with the law and girls who are sexually exploited have experienced neglect, abuse and abandonment. The girls, and the organisations interviewed, highlight that it is almost impossible to distinguish a girl as in need of care and protection from one who is in conflict with the law. The majority were estranged from their families and living on the streets or had moved away from guardians or „aunties‟. One girl explained how she had become pregnant and so „my aunty drove me away. She said I have put myself in trouble and should go to the man.‟ Of the 24 interviewed: 12 were living on the streets or in street/slum accommodation; three were living with their guardian “aunty”; two were living with their boyfriends; and seven were orphans. Although these children fit the category of being „in need of care and protection‟ under the Sierra Leone Child Rights Act 2007, the main agency that deals with these children is the police, and their involvement often leads to criminalisation rather than protection. Details: London: Justice Studio, 2011. 43p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 1, 2011 at: http://justicestudio.org/Justice_for_Girls_June_2011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Sierra Leone URL: http://justicestudio.org/Justice_for_Girls_June_2011.pdf Shelf Number: 122239 Keywords: Child Sexual Exploitation (Sierra Leone)Juvenile JusticeJuvenile Prostitution |
Author: Dillane, Jennifer Title: A Study of Sexual Exploitation of Looked After and Accommodated Young People: Final Report Summary: This report provides an account of a study of sexual exploitation of looked after and accommodated young people in and around the Glasgow area. The fieldwork for the study was carried out from December 2004 to mid-February 2005. The study consists of a sample of 28 young people, fourteen males and fourteen females. It involved gathering retrospective data from the young people by way of a semi-structured interview questionnaire and a psychometric measure. Details: Ilford, UK: Barnardo's, 2005. 43p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 2, 2011 at: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/se1-3.pdf Year: 2005 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/se1-3.pdf Shelf Number: 122254 Keywords: Juvenile ProstitutionRunawaysSexual Exploitation (U.K.) |
Author: Barnardo's Title: An Assessment of the Potential Savings from Barnardo's Interventions for Young People Who Have Been Sexually Exploited Summary: This report presents the findings from research undertaken by Pro Bono Economics on behalf of Barnardo’s into the potential savings from Barnardo’s interventions for young people who have been sexually exploited. The research sought to determine the effectiveness of Barnardo’s interventions in reducing the risk of sexual exploitation and associated risk factors, and estimated the fiscal rate of return of such interventions – that is, the saving to the taxpayer for every pound spent by Barnardo’s on the intervention. Statistical methods were employed to measure the effect of Barnardo’s interventions on the severity of sexual exploitation and its associated risk factors. The cost of sexual exploitation was estimated for varying degrees of severity using a range of secondary sources. These estimates were then combined to calculate the gross financial benefit of the intervention, and compared to the cost of the intervention to give an overall fiscal rate of return. Two models are presented – one which assumes that the level of risk remains unchanged in the absence of the intervention, and one which provides an estimate of how the level of risk changes in the absence of an intervention. Both highlight that the benefits to the taxpayer of Barnardo's interventions for young people who have been sexually exploited substantially outweigh the costs, with a potential saving of either £6 or £12 for every £1 spent depending on the assumptions made, in addition to a substantial (non-costed) reduction in the risk of sexual exploitation. Details: London: Barnardo's, 2011. 45p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 27, 2011 at: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/an_assessment_of_the_potential_savings_from_barnardo_s_interventions_for_young_people_who_have_been_sexually_exploited_-_full_research_report__final_.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/an_assessment_of_the_potential_savings_from_barnardo_s_interventions_for_young_people_who_have_been_sexually_exploited_-_full_research_report__final_.pdf Shelf Number: 122912 Keywords: Cost-Benefit AnalysisJuvenile ProstitutionRunawaysSexual Exploitation (U.K.) |
Author: Menaker, Tasha A. Title: The Sex Trafficking of Youth in America Summary: This paper synthesizes the most up-to-date information from empirical analyses, ethnographic research, observational assessments, and interview data on the sex trafficking of youth in America and presents a brief overview of effective responses to domestic minor sex trafficking victims. Details: Huntsville, TX: Crime Victims' Institute College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, 2015. 4p. Source: Internet Resource: Human Traficking Series Volume 1, Issue 3: Accessed August 28, 2015 at: http://dev.cjcenter.org/_files/cvi/Human%20Trafficking3%201.14.15web.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United States URL: http://dev.cjcenter.org/_files/cvi/Human%20Trafficking3%201.14.15web.pdf Shelf Number: 136609 Keywords: Child Sex Trafficking Juvenile ProstitutionSex Trafficking Sexual Exploitation |
Author: Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique Title: YES Project. Youth Experiences Survey: Exploring the Sex Trafficking Experiences of Arizona's Homeless and Runaway Young Adults Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of sex trafficking experiences among homeless young adults ages 18-25 years old who received services from homeless programs in Arizona during July 2014. The purpose of this study was to explore the unique experiences and challenges facing sex trafficked homeless young adults compared to non-sex trafficked homeless young adults. Surveys were completed by 246 homeless youth receiving services from young adult serving organizations in Arizona including: Tumbleweed Youth Services (Phoenix), One-n-Ten (Phoenix), and Our Family (Tucson). Findings revealed 25.6% of the participants reported a history of sex trafficking, 21.8% of the male participants and 24.5% of the female participants. LGBTQ young adults were significantly more likely to report sex trafficking experiences (33, 38.4%) than heterosexual young adults (23, 19.7%). The sex trafficked young adults were found to significantly differ from the non-sex trafficked participants with higher rates of self harm, history of suicide attempt, addictions to drugs and alcohol, history of dating violence, childhood sexual abuse, and medical and mental health problems. Implications from these findings indicate that as many as one in four homeless young adults in Arizona has experienced sexual exploitation through a commercial sex trafficking situation, with 65.1% reporting having a sex trafficker. These findings also demonstrate that sex trafficking is experienced by both male and female homeless young adults and is significantly more likely to be reported by youth who identify as LGBTQ. Details: Tempe: Arizona State University, School of Social Work, Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research, 2014. 32p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 10, 2016 at: http://trustaz.org/downloads/rr-stir-youth-experiences-survey-report-nov-2014.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: http://trustaz.org/downloads/rr-stir-youth-experiences-survey-report-nov-2014.pdf Shelf Number: 137832 Keywords: Homeless PersonsHuman TraffickingJuvenile ProstitutionRunawaysSex TraffickingYoung Adults |
Author: Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique Title: Report on the Incidence of Sex Trafficking in Arizona's Juvenile Probation Departments Summary: The identification of minor sex trafficking victims in the United States is complicated by a number of factors including: victims being fearful of self-identifying to those who can offer assistance due to shame, stigma of being labeled a prostitute, fear of the consequences from their offender and to their offender, mistrust of the criminal justice system, as well as having limited knowledge and awareness of how their commercial sexual exploitation falls into the category and definitions of sex trafficking. Systems that serve minors in the United States including the child welfare and juvenile justice systems currently have limited capacity to identify sex trafficking victims. This limitation is due to the fact that few states are participating in the development and use of a valid screening tool and/or have not implemented flags within the system to both establish an ongoing count of sex trafficking victims and report information to those who serve the youth. The purpose of this study is to capture the rate of occurrence of sex trafficking among juveniles involved in Arizona's juvenile justice system. Also, recommendations were collected from juvenile probation officers and staff on how the Arizona juvenile probation system can best serve the sex trafficked juveniles on their caseloads. Once the incidence rate of sex trafficking victims among juveniles involved in the Arizona Juvenile Probation System (adjudicated and non-adjudicated) in Arizona was collected, recommendations for targeted services and systems changes were developed in partnership with the Arizona Administrative Office of the Court, which administers the Arizona Juvenile Probation system. Arizona's Juvenile Probation Department has around 236 juvenile probation officers and in 2015 has served an average of 3,849 juveniles per month through standard and intensive probation. Juveniles being served by Arizona's Juvenile Probation system can be living at home, group homes, foster homes, residential treatment programs, transitional housing or in a detention center. To obtain the rate or incidence of sex trafficking victims among juvenile probationers in Arizona, all juvenile probation officers were mandated to attend a sex trafficking-specific training. A total of 567 juvenile probation officers, juvenile probation supervisors, other probation staff (surveillance officers, detention officers, treatment supervisors) and community partners were provided with a three-and-a-half hour in-person sex trafficking 101 training. This training included expert trainers, researchers, survivor speakers, sex trafficking specific social service agency providers, and a review of actual cases of sex trafficking of a minor in Arizona. After the training, the attendees were surveyed about the incidence of having sex trafficked victims on their current caseloads. The intent of the survey was to establish the incidence rate of sex trafficking victims among juvenile probationers in Arizona, as well as to establish details about the sex trafficking victims. This included: the sex trafficking experience of identified victims, specifically their age when they were first sex trafficked, who is/was the sex trafficker and whether they are still being trafficked, and if they are also involved with the child welfare system, history of mental health diagnosis, substance abuse problems, family challenges, such as absent or incarcerated parents, and how the sex trafficking victimization was discovered by the juvenile probation officers. Details: Tempe: Arizona State University, School of Social Work, Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research, 2015. 17p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 10, 2016 at: https://socialwork.asu.edu/sites/default/files/%5Bterm%3Aname%5D/%5Bnode%3Acreate%3Acustom%3AYm%5D/asu_juvenile_probation_study_dec15.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United States URL: https://socialwork.asu.edu/sites/default/files/%5Bterm%3Aname%5D/%5Bnode%3Acreate%3Acustom%3AYm%5D/asu_juvenile_probation_study_dec15.pdf Shelf Number: 137833 Keywords: Child Sex TraffickingChild Sexual ExploitationHuman TraffickingJuvenile ProbationJuvenile Probation OfficersJuvenile ProstitutionProbation Officer TrainingSex Trafficking |
Author: Schaffner, Laurie Title: Experiences of Youth in the Sex Trade in Chicago: Issues in Youth Poverty and Homelessness Summary: This study of youth engaged in the sex trade in Chicago, Ill. included interviews with over 200 young people, ages 13-24. The sample was composed of a considerable number of males - 47%, the highest percentage of male interviewees from any of the sites in the larger study. An additional 11% were trans female. The research team divided the city into three distinct sections and recruited participants from those areas: Northside, which they found to be a relatively "safe" neighborhood for young, African-American trans females and gay males; Southside, whose interview participants tended to be networked to those on the Northside (despite notable differences in neighborhood context); and Westside, where the team found there to be more pimps and adults controlling and monitoring the streets. Details: New York: Center for Court Innovation, 2016. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 11, 2016 at: http://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/documents/Chicago_0.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: http://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/documents/Chicago_0.pdf Shelf Number: 138996 Keywords: Homeless PersonsHomelessnessJuvenile ProstitutionJuvenile Sexual ExploitationPoverty |
Author: Harris, Julie Title: Evaluation of the Alexi Project 'Hub and Spoke' programme of CSE service development: final report Summary: This report details the evaluation of a programme of service development as it was rolled out through 16 new services, which were designed to extend the coverage and reach of child sexual exploitation (CSE) services in England. They were funded by the Child Sexual Exploitation Funders' Alliance (CSEFA). The 16 services were all established by voluntary sector organisations, and specialised in working with young people affected by CSE. Each service adopted a 'Hub and Spoke' model of service development, which involved an established voluntary sector CSE service (known as the 'hub'), locating experienced project workers (known as 'spokes') in new service delivery areas. These spoke workers undertook a range of activities to improve CSE work locally, including individual casework and awareness-raising with children and young people, and consultancy, training and awareness-raising with professionals locally. The evaluation adopted a realist approach. This focusses not just on whether programmes or interventions work, but on how or why they might do so (Pawson and Tilley, 1997 ). It takes a theory-driven approach to evaluation rather than concentrating on particular types of evidence or focussing on 'before' and 'after' type data. It starts from the principle that interventions in themselves do not either 'work' or 'not work' - rather it is the people involved in them and the skills, attitudes, knowledge and approach they bring, together with the influence of context and resources, that determine the outcomes generated. The evaluation was undertaken between September 2013 and January 2017, exploring how the 16 services developed during a phased roll out. The evaluation team undertook extensive fieldwork at each site on two occasions (one visit for the final eight sites), including 276 interviews with Hub and Spoke staff, professionals locally from children's services, police, and health, and with children and young people and parents/ carers. In addition, quantitative data were collected (about numbers of young people and professionals reached), and spoke workers produced case studies about their work with young people. Details: Bedfordshire, UK: University of Bedfordshire, 2017. 52p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 8, 2017 at: http://cdn.basw.co.uk/upload/basw_101915-6.pdf Year: 2017 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://cdn.basw.co.uk/upload/basw_101915-6.pdf Shelf Number: 148776 Keywords: Child Prostitution Child Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Exploitation Child Welfare Interventions Juvenile Prostitution |
Author: Friedman, Sara Ann Title: Who Is There To Help Us? How the System Fails Sexually Exploited Girls in the United States Examples from Four American Cities Summary: This report signals an Amber Alert for American girls, (under 18 years of age) who, in large numbers, are being prostituted in their own back yards-and back alleys-yet are uncounted, unseen and denied the resources becoming available to girls brought illegally into this country from abroad. Its main purpose is to increase public awareness about the true nature of girls in prostitution, to understand that they are victims, and to press for reform on their behalf, especially in the areas of prevention and services that will assist them to exit "the life" as it is called. The report is primarily a qualitative investigation based on interviews with girls themselves, children's advocates, service providers, law enforcement officials and others, in primarily four cities - New York, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. Little hard data is available. Details: Brooklyn, NY: ECPAT-USA, 2005. 59p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 18, 2018 at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/594970e91b631b3571be12e2/t/5977b5ded7bdce9b3785afab/1501017567091/WHO-IS-THERE-TO-HELP-US-How-the-System-Fails-Sexually-Exploited-Girls-in-the-United-States-Examples-from-Four-American-Cities-.pdf Year: 2005 Country: United States URL: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/594970e91b631b3571be12e2/t/5977b5ded7bdce9b3785afab/1501017567091/WHO-IS-THERE-TO-HELP-US-How-the-System-Fails-Sexually-Exploited-Girls-in-the-United-States-Examples-from-Four-American-C Shelf Number: 117113 Keywords: Child ProstitutionChild Sexual ExploitationFemale Sexual ExploitationJuvenile Prostitution |
Author: Dierkhising, Carly Title: Commercially Sexually Exploited Girls and Young Women Involved in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice in Los Angeles County: An Exploration and Evaluation of Placement Experiences and Services Received Summary: This report presents the results of a first-of-its-kind study about specialized services and placements for commercially sexually exploited children and youth (CSEC/Y) in Los Angeles County. In Los Angeles County, and across the nation, despite increased attention to the issue of CSEC/Y, and the development of programming to serve the population, there has been little research demonstrating the most effective placements and services for CSE and at-risk children and youth. This dearth in research limits our understanding and implementation of evidence-based practices and programs to support this population of young people. Stemming from Los Angeles County's efforts over the past eight years to better understand, identify, and serve CSE children and youth through multidisciplinary collaborations, this research explores the impact of different types of specialized services and placements for children and youth who have experienced CSE on their safety, well-being, and stability by hearing from youth in their own words and through an analysis of administrative data. Details: Oakland, CA: National Center for Youth Law: Los Angeles: California State University, Los Angeles, 2018. 128p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed march 7, 2019 at: https://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CSEC-Research-Report_Placement-Exp-Svcs-Recd__NCYL_Cal-State.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: https://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CSEC-Research-Report_Placement-Exp-Svcs-Recd__NCYL_Cal-State.pdf Shelf Number: 154836 Keywords: Child Prostitution Child Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Exploitation Child Welfare Evidence-Based Practices Juvenile Prostitution |