Sex trafficking vulnerabilities in context: An analysis of 1,264 case files of adult survivors of commercial sexual exploitation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Commercial sexual exploitation occurs when anything of value is given in exchange for a sex act. Sex trafficking involves the commercial sexual exploitation of individuals by means of force, fraud, or coercion. Due to the illegal nature of commercial sexual exploitation, there is a profound dearth in the literature. To develop a deeper understanding of the experiences of adult survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, investigators analyzed 1,264 unique case files collected between 2011 and 2021.

Methods

Key predictors included mental health diagnoses, childhood sexual abuse, and educational achievement, while relevant outcomes included age of entry into sexual exploitation, length of exploitation, number of arrests, cycling into and out of commercial sexual explo

SUBMITTER: Furlong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578464 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature