Child Sex Trafficking Research

Society often overlook other “less” prevalent crimes, one prime example is child sex prostitution. There are not a lot research concerning this particular type of crime, in addition to a small amount of ample evidence supporting the level of severity, and coming up with prevention policy (Reid, 2012). There is a growing trend for this type of service, around the world and United States (Fong & Cardoso, 2010). Although, most sex trafficking cases are often more associated with adults, it is actually the youth and/or child populations that are increasing in the number of sexual exploitation cases (Fong & Cardoso, 2010). The following contents will take a brief look at child sex trafficking in terms of age range, destructive outcome; also providing

In the article “Characteristics of child commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking victims presenting for medical care in the United States”, a study was conducted regarding a group of sex trafficking victims, the result shows history of abuse prior to exploitation with a high majority of victims can attest for (Varma & Gillespie & McCracken & Greenbaum, 2015). Also on the list are parental substance abuse, and runaway behavior; runaway or homeless youths often offer sex in exchange for food or money, one form of sexual trafficking (Varma & Gillespie & McCracken & Greenbaum, 2015). Sexual orientation, history of suicide attempts, being African American (race bias), lack of resources and/or unemployment (Reid & Piquero, 2014) are other causative agents that raise the susceptibility of rendering to sex trafficking (Varma & Gillespie & McCracken & Greenbaum, 2015). Some of these factors often link together or represent a chain reaction based on the examples listed above. Sexual trafficking for the youth population could have resulted from one of the examples mentioned above, from one problems after another, or multiple problems in one setting; casing point, a young child can be raise in a setting where his or her parents abuse substances, while facing personal problem as well, these exigencies could force a child seeking other forms of comfort or solutions. Often, a child sex trafficking victim is at a higher risk for making poor decision, both prior and subsequent to exploitation, due to the effect of the brain development-impulsivity or lack of experience (Varma & Gillespie & McCracken & Greenbaum, 2015). Another big factor contributing to the spread of child sexual trafficking would be the Internet, it is a risky environment for many young children (Kotrla, 2010). With