Sex trafficking of women and girls in a southern Ontario region: Police file review exploring victim characteristics, trafficking experiences, and the intersection with child welfare.

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyla Baird ◽  
Kyla P. McDonald ◽  
Jennifer Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Women And Girls

Female “Deviance” and Pathways to Criminalization in Different Nations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syeda Tonima Hadi ◽  
Meda Chesney-Lind
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Criminological Perspective ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Criminalized Women

Global-level data suggests that the number of women and girls in prison is growing and at a faster rate than the male prison population is. In order to meaningfully address this shift in female deviance and criminalization, more attention should be given on the specific ways that women and girls are labeled “deviants” and subsequently criminalized. Women and girls have been criminalized, imprisoned, and harshly punished for “moral” offenses such as adultery or premarital sex or for violations of dress codes or even for being a member of the LGBTQ community. Women and girls have also been reportedly been imprisoned for running away from their homes (often from abusive situations), for being raped, and even for being forced into prostitution. Furthermore, victims of domestic violence or sex trafficking and sex workers have been administratively detained or simply detained for seeking asylum, having committed no crime. The feminist criminological perspective has widened an understanding of all forms of female deviance. This perspective stresses the importance of contextual analysis and of incorporating unique experiences of women and girls at the intersection of not only gender, race, class, and ethnicity but also nationality, religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and immigration or migration status, and against the backdrop of national as well as international conflict. Now the challenge is develop effective solutions both to address female victimization and to end the silencing of women and girls through criminalization on a global level. Effective implementation of a gender-mainstreaming strategy, adopted in United Nations policies such as “the Bangkok Rules,” is one of the proposed solutions.

Women, Sex Trafficking, and the Justice System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thema Bryant-Davis ◽  
Tyonna Adams ◽  
Anthea Gray
Keyword(s):  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
System P ◽  
Mental Health Interventions ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Fear Of Deportation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This chapter discusses the experiences of women and girl survivors of sex trafficking in the United States. It highlights the risk factors that make women and girls vulnerable to sex traffickers and victimization, examines the impact of sex trafficking on women’s and girls’ health, and describes the circumstances that lead to their forced involvement in the sex trade and their contact with the justice system. Gender, class, and racial stereotypes are barriers that prevent trafficking survivors from obtaining legal protection. Other barriers include fear of violence, lack of awareness of resources, and fear of deportation. When seeking legal help, trafficking survivors often experience revictimization and are treated as criminals. Lastly, this chapter identifies the need for more research on survivors of sex trafficking, highlights promising legal and mental health interventions, and proposes guidelines for greater gender and cultural responsiveness in programming.

Estimating Unidentified Sex Trafficking in the Child Welfare Population

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Tueller ◽  
Deborah A. Gibbs ◽  
Marianne N. Kluckman
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Sex Trafficking
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