Familial Sex Trafficking

What is the impact of the victimization of boys affected by familial sex trafficking in Los Angeles?

Presenter: Atziry Rodriguez

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Fall

Department: Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: McNair

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Abstract:
The commercial sexual exploitation of children has been described as the “most neglected type of child abuse” in the United States (Corbett, 2018). Prior research found common factors associated with youth entering the sex trafficking life such as prior child welfare involvement, childhood sexual abuse, foster care placement, and running away from home resulting in homelessness (Sprang & Cole, 2018). Although research shows patterns in the childhood of young girls that led to their recruitment into sex trafficking, limited research has been done on the trafficking and recruitment of boys (Cole, 2018). Also, there is little research on the impact of victimization of boys impacted by familial sex trafficking and how this experience has affected them as adults. This research will improve our understanding of the experiences of boys who were sex trafficked by family members, by reaching out to organizations who help this population and conducting interviews with former survivors.