CRIM 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Visible Minority, Modus Operandi, Survival Sex
8 Dec 2016
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Crim 316 lecture 7 (oct 25th, 2016) Different types: prostitutes, drug addicts, visible minorities. Difficulty in gaining data: victim data often conducted in help centres, offender data is difficult b/c the act is often completed in secrecy. Social stigmatization of their labels: concept of the less dead remains. Current research is primarily on sex trade workers. We need to incorporate the offender to assist in public policy: bill c-16 (decriminalized prostitution, charges prostitute and client) Childhood sexual abuse: 60% of street workers sexually exploited in their childhood, 70% said that sexual abuse had impact on their decision to sell sex. Family substance abuse: often facilitates violence, majority of sex trade workers/homeless are not addicts prior to leaving home. Runaways: child sexual abuse mediated by runaway behaviour. Lack of life skills no work skills, little education. When do they start: 70% say they started in teen years around 13 (average 16)
