The alleviation of sex traffic through a social work lens

Summary: These articles address the alleviation of the child sex trade from a social worker's point of view. As a future educator, I find this extremely helpful, as every employee of a school district also acts as a social worker from time to time. The breakdown the author provides for the "script" of exploitation follows the generally accepted elements: recruitment, extraction, control, violence, and exploitation (this is not necessarily linear - violence, in particular, continues to factor in and is a means of control).




Sexual trafficking in the United States: a domestic problem with transnational dimensions (Social Work)

Hodge DR

Abstract: The trafficking of young women and children for prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation is one of the most significant human rights abuses in contemporary society. In keeping with the social work profession's commitment to social justice, this article examines the issue of sexual trafficking in the United States. The transnational scope of the problem is discussed along with the means that traffickers use to recruit, transport, and initiate victims from around the world into the sex industry in the United States. Some legislative responses to the problem are discussed, and a number of suggestions are offered to help social workers advocate on behalf of some of the most vulnerable and oppressed people in the global community.

Human Rights
Prostitution -- United States

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Young People Abused through Prostitution: Some Observations for Practice - Practice (Social Work in Action)

Author: Margaret Melrose

Abstract This paper discusses the situation of young people sexually exploited through prostitution noting the semantic and practical shifts that have occurred in relation to this issue as it has risen up the political agenda in recent years. It explores what we know about the context in which the commercial sexual exploitation of young people occurs, the scale of the problem and the processes through which young people become involved. The paper then considers what these young people might need in terms of practice responses if they are to be supported out of prostitution.

Keywords: young people; commercial sexual exploitation; prostitution; child abuse To purchase full article, go to: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713665954~frm=abslink?words=young,people,abused,through,prostitution,some,observations,practice