Young People and Sexual Exploitation : 'It's Not Hidden, You Just Aren't Looking'

ISBN-13: 9780415407168 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 180 str.

Jenny Pearce

Opis

Work with sexually exploited young people can be rewarding yet difficult. They can be hard to access, often presenting challenging behavior. This book explores the difficulties that arise for researchers and for practitioners when working with sexually exploited young people.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1. Sexual Exploitation: Theoretical Frameworks  1. Sexual Exploitation: Child Prostitution or Child Protection?  2. Current Policy and Practice: Achievements and Limitations  3. The Trafficking of Children and Young People: Implications for Work with Sexually Exploited Children and Young People  4. Adolescents in Violent Partnerships (AVP): Child Abuse and Domestic Violence?  Part 2. Interventions: Practice Issues in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People  5. Risk and Resilience  6. Doing Research in the Field of Sexual Exploitation  7. Young People’s Participation  8. Therapeutic Outreach

O autorze

Jenny. J. Pearce is Professor of Young People and Public Policy at the University of Bedfordshire; Director of the International Centre for the Study of Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Children and Young People; and co-founder/ member of the National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People.