Identifying novel forms of reluctance in commercially sexually exploited adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has largely overlooked expressions of reluctance in commercially sexually exploited adolescent ("CSEA") victims. This is problematic because gaining information from known victims is of the utmost importance in order to better serve the needs of current and potential future victims.

Objective

The current study proposes a novel conceptualization of reluctance based on CSEA victims' transcripts from police interviews and courtroom examinations.

Participants and setting

The study examined police interviews (n = 8 victims, 1558 utterances) and courtroom transcripts (n = 6 victims, 1961 utterances) conducted with female CSEA victims aged 15-17 years old (M_age = 16.29). The victims were associated with the same trafficker and were thus intervi

SUBMITTER: Henderson HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8026589 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature