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FINDINGS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILD PROSTITUTION CASES IN US LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Presenters: Kimberly Mitchell

Abstract Category: Research

Instruction Level: Beginner

Presentation: Not Provided

Description: Description of types, characteristics and incidence of child prostitution cases in US law enforcement agencies.

Abstract:

This is a practitioner and law enforcement oriented presentation about a study of child prostitution cases in a national sample of law enforcement agencies.  Detailed interviews were conducted with investigators about individual cases.  We will discuss numbers and scenarios of child prostitution cases, victim and offender characteristics, how victims are treated and service provision to victims.