Commercially sexually exploited girls and participant perceptions of blameworthiness : examining the effects of victimization history and race disclosure

Prostitution among female youth has been largely misunderstood, trivialized, or ignored. Increased attention has been directed toward juvenile female delinquency, particularly related to the overlap in their status as victims and offenders. Areas in this research continue to be underinvestigated, however, especially with regard to public perceptions of commercially sexually exploited girls. The current study used survey questionnaires to examine participant perceptions of the blameworthiness of a prostituted minor while considering her victimization history disclosure and race. Results indicate that victimization history disclosure significantly reduced perceptions of blameworthiness and reduced blameworthiness operated similarly for Caucasian and African American females forced into prostitution. Further research directions are discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Journal of interpersonal violence - 28(2013), 10 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 2024-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Menaker, Tasha A [VerfasserIn]
Franklin, Cortney A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Commercially sexually exploited girls
Culpability attributions
Journal Article
Juvenile justice system
Race stereotypes and blame

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.01.2014

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0886260512471078

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM224014870