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Reid Joan A. <1961-> |
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A girl's path to prostitution [[electronic resource] ] : linking caregiver adversity to child susceptibility / / Joan A. Reid |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Collana |
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Criminal justice : recent scholarship |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teenage prostitution |
Teenage girls - Sexual behavior |
Human trafficking - Prevention |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements -- Child sex trafficking in the United States -- Developing explanations of victimization in child sex trafficking -- Applying theoretical models : gendered pathways and general strain theory -- A strain-reactive pathway to victimization in child sex trafficking in prostitution -- Exploring vulnerability across multiple types of child maltreatment -- Moving forward with new strategies for prevention and intervention -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Although the Trafficking Victims Protection Act defined girls exploited in prostitution as child sex trafficking victims, these youth are often misidentified and marginalized. Due to victim inaccessibility, emergent research regarding the problem lacks theoretical framing or sufficient data for quantitative analysis. This study assesses an intergenerational path from caregiver adversity to child exploitation in prostitution drawn from Agnew's general strain theory using structural equation modeling. Findings supported the hypotheses, revealing that highly stressed mothers were more likely to a |
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