The theoretical and often political framework of sexual exploitation and sex work among
women is widely and enthusiastically debated among academic and legal scholars alike …

Working together every day, the lives of sex workers, police officers, public defenders, and
social service providers are profoundly intertwined, yet their relationships are often …

A risk for commercial sexual exploitation is childhood maltreatment. It's unknown whether
juveniles in commercial sexual exploitation experience more childhood maltreatment than …

This study explored the process of exiting and recovery from commercial sexual exploitation
beginning in childhood, utilizing semistructured interviews with 11 adult female survivors …

Abstract According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), reported cases of
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) have increased considerably in the …

This thesis is not primarily about 'the rights and wrongs of prostitution', at least not as they
are conveyed in the prostitution debate, rather it aims to shift the focus from what prostitution …

Exiting prostitution is a process for which we have little empirical understanding. This study
provides evidence of a process-oriented theory of intentions to exit prostitution that …

Purpose: In recent years, there has been an increase in funds and services available to
address the needs of commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC). While previous …

Human trafficking research has increased over the last 20 years; however, the limited use of
empiricism and theory in human trafficking research fuels criticism that extant human …

Despite the prevalence of agencies serving sex workers in the United States, there are few
program evaluations of supportive services. Phenomenological methods were used to …