Exploring the relationship between domestic minor sex trafficking myths, victim identification, and service provision

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 104093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwynn M. Gonzalez-Pons ◽  
Lindsay Gezinski ◽  
Hanna Morzenti ◽  
Elizabeth Hendrix ◽  
Shelby Graves
Keyword(s):  
Service Provision ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking ◽  
Victim Identification ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians in Kansas Regarding Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-153
Author(s):  
Ashley Reinhard ◽  
Ina Whitacre ◽  
Ashley M Hervey ◽  
Gina M Berg
Keyword(s):  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking ◽  
Victim Identification ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
The Us ◽  
To Come ◽  
Healing Arts ◽  
And Training ◽  
Question Survey

INTRODUCTION: Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) has been reported increasingly in the news as a problem in Kansas. It is essential that healthcare providers are educated about the topic and feel confident in their ability to identify and report a victim. The purpose of this study was to explore Kansas physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and training regarding DMST. METHODOLOGY: A 20-question survey was e-mailed to 1,668 physicians registered with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts in the specialties: family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/ gynecology, and emergency medicine. RESULTS: Of those emailed, 69 (4%) responded to the survey. Those that responded agreed that DMST was a problem in the US (86%; n = 59) and Kansas (80%; n = 55). Of the respondents, only 12% (n = 8) felt confident in identifying a victim and only 11% (n = 8) screened patients for DMST. Over half (61%; n = 42) reported encountering possible signs of DMST in patients, however, only few suspected DMST. CONCLUSION: Physicians reported encountering victims of DMST in their practices, which indicated the existence of DMST in Kansas. Survey respondents were lacking in knowledge regarding DMST. Further, their suspicion of DMST victimization (based on presentation), was rarely followed through with reporting. Training, for symptom recognition, victim identification, and proper reporting, is necessary for Kansas physicians as they are often the only professional to come in contact with DMST victims.

scholarly journals The Buck Stops Where? Federalism, Uncertainty, and Investment in the Brazilian Water and Sanitation Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Plous Kresch
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Total System ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Regulatory Uncertainty ◽  
System Access ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels

This paper documents how regulatory uncertainty may undermine public service when different levels of government share a mandate on public service provision. I examine the Brazilian water and sanitation sector, which presents a natural experiment of shared provision between state and municipal companies. Using a difference-in-differences framework, I study a legal reform that clarified the relationship between municipal and state providers and eliminated any takeover threat by state companies. I find that after the reform, municipal companies almost doubled their total system investment, leading to significant increases in system access and decreases in child mortality. (JEL H77, L95, O13, O18, Q53)

scholarly journals An Analysis of College Students’ Perceptions on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 359-369
Author(s):  
Janette Wheat ◽  
Patricia Shavers ◽  
Marilyn Bailey
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Female Students ◽  
University Of Arkansas ◽  
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking ◽  
Child Sex Trafficking ◽  
Modern Day Slavery ◽  
The University ◽  
Study Participants

Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is modern-day slavery of children and the commercial sexual abuse of children through buying, selling, or trading their sexual services.  DMST is a form of child abuse.  The victim can be any person of nationality, age, socioeconomic status, or gender. In America, throughout college campuses, a lot of students are not informed of domestic minor sex trafficking. When thinking about domestic minor sex trafficking, most people do not think that this crime happens in our country, better yet our state of Arkansas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of college students attending the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on domestic minor sex trafficking in our country and in our state of Arkansas (a crime that is growing aggressively in the United States). Fifty participants who were students attending the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff participated in the study. Participants consisted of male and female students between the ages of 18 to 25 (N = 30 Females; N = 20 Males). Survey data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel software. Participants responded to ten yes or no descriptive questions about domestic minor sex trafficking (e.g., Questions like: have you heard about domestic minor sex trafficking; and do you think child sex trafficking is an organized crime). The data yielded both quantitative and qualitative results. Results showed that female students were more knowledgeable and were more aware of DMST than males. Implications for interventions will be discussed. Further research also is suggested.

Contextual Factors Influencing Recommendations for Service Provision by Guardian ad litem and Court-Appointed Special Advocates

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-255
Author(s):  
Jeremiah W. Jaggers ◽  
Emily Beerbower ◽  
David Kondrat ◽  
Matthew C. Aalsma ◽  
James A. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Service Provision ◽  
Future Research ◽  
County Level ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Contextual Characteristics ◽  
Guardian Ad Litem ◽  
Special Advocates ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Email Survey

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of county-level variables on services offered to children who have guardian ad litem/court-appointed special advocate (GAL/CASA) representation. An email survey was sent to GALs and CASAs inviting them to participate in the study. A total of 473 GALs/CASAs completed the survey, with 437 meeting criteria for the study. Our sample represents 33 of 92 Indiana counties. We found the number and types of services ordered were strongly influenced by county contextual characteristics. Families served by a GAL/CASA in urban counties with more poverty received more services. In contrast, families with a GAL/CASA residing in counties with a greater percentage of minorities generated fewer services. Future research should focus on why environmental conditions influence GAL/CASA recommendations for services. Lastly, the relationship between the GAL/CASA race and the race of the families they serve should be explored.

scholarly journals Informal eldercare and care for disabled children in the Nordic countries: prevalence and relation to employment

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Jakobsson ◽  
Andreas Kotsadam ◽  
Marta Szebehely
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
General Relation ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Formal Employment ◽  
The Relationship

In an international comparison, the Nordic countries are generous care spenders and a relatively large proportion of the populations receive formal care services. However, in respect of service provision, the Nordic countries are less similar today than they were some decades ago. Using survey data from three Nordic countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, we first document the differences in informal care between the countries, and then we assess its impact on the relationship between informal caregiving and formal employment. We find that informal care is most common in Denmark and least common in Sweden. However, those who provide care in Sweden provide care more often than people in both Norway and Denmark. There is a negative correlation between being a caregiver and the probability of being employed in Norway and Denmark, but not in Sweden. With specific regard to parental care, there is no general relation between the provision of parental care and employment, but those providing substantial care are clearly less likely to work than others. Caring for a disabled child is less common than caring for a parent, but the negative effects on employment are even stronger.

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