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Dating Violence Experiences Among Sex-Trafficking Youths in Juvenile Detention

Published:2024-06-11 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1077-8012
Container-title:Violence Against Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Violence Against Women

Author:

Roe-Sepowitz Dominique¹,Lantsman-Waugh Marina²,Puigvert Lídia³^ORCID,Merodio Guiomar⁴^ORCID,Melgar Patricia⁵

Affiliation:

1. Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2. Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department, Maricopa County, USA

3. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

4. UNED, Madrid, Spain

5. University of Girona, Girona, Spain

Abstract

Juvenile justice involvement is a risk factor for sex trafficking, as is teen dating violence (TDV). However, little is known about how TDV victimization correlates with sex-trafficking victimization among girls in juvenile detention. This study was conducted with 111 detained female minors from two Arizona juvenile detention centers. All female detainees were screened for sex-trafficking risk factors by a clinical staff member and completed a series of surveys about their life experiences and a dating violence history survey. Nearly half of the participants, 42.3% ( n = 47), reported having experienced sex trafficking. Girls in juvenile detention who reported sex-trafficking victimization were significantly more likely to report higher scores on the TDV scale.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778012241259716

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