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Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: The Implication of Resiliency for Prevention & Intervention of Potential Rick Populations

Kopan, Natalie M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1432216251

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2015, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is a specific sector of human trafficking in which the victims are United States citizens and under the age of 18. This type of trafficking is widespread across the U.S. in every state and every major city. The harm caused by such exploitation is extremely damaging to victims, especially considering a high proportion of these victims have already faced some type of abuse prior to their trafficking experience. Many of these children come from abusive and neglectful backgrounds and often end up homeless, which makes them especially vulnerable to traffickers. Most victims, if they do escape from the industry, are severely damaged emotionally, mentally, and physically. Therefore, treatment for this population is difficult to provide. The following will propose a prevention program that could potentially be implemented into institutions that tend to populations of children that are at a higher risk for DMST (e.g., alternative schools, juvenile detention centers, inner-city community centers in high risk locations). This program will have a basis in the building of resiliency, in which children build on valuable character traits and life skills that can help them overcome adversity. This program has groundwork in evidence-based research and the study of resiliency.
James Shepherd, Dr. (Advisor)
Leslie Heaphy, Dr. (Advisor)
69 p.
Psychology; Sociology
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking; DMST; Sex Trafficking; Children; Resiliency; Prevention

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  • Kopan, N. M. (2015). Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: The Implication of Resiliency for Prevention & Intervention of Potential Rick Populations [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1432216251

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kopan, Natalie. Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: The Implication of Resiliency for Prevention & Intervention of Potential Rick Populations . 2015. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1432216251.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kopan, Natalie. "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: The Implication of Resiliency for Prevention & Intervention of Potential Rick Populations ." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1432216251

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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