Human Trafficking of Minors and Childhood Adversity in Florida

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ID11037752
AuthorsJoan A Reid (0000-0002-8959-679X, Joan A. Reid is with the Criminology Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Michael T. Baglivio is with G4S Youth Services, LLC, Tampa, FL. Alex R. Piquero is with the Program in Criminology and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. Mark A. Greenwald and Nathan Epps are with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee.), Michael T Baglivio (0000-0002-7931-3717, Joan A. Reid is with the Criminology Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Michael T. Baglivio is with G4S Youth Services, LLC, Tampa, FL. Alex R. Piquero is with the Program in Criminology and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. Mark A. Greenwald and Nathan Epps are with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee.), Alex R Piquero (0000-0003-4198-4985, Joan A. Reid is with the Criminology Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Michael T. Baglivio is with G4S Youth Services, LLC, Tampa, FL. Alex R. Piquero is with the Program in Criminology and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. Mark A. Greenwald and Nathan Epps are with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee.), Mark A Greenwald (Joan A. Reid is with the Criminology Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Michael T. Baglivio is with G4S Youth Services, LLC, Tampa, FL. Alex R. Piquero is with the Program in Criminology and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. Mark A. Greenwald and Nathan Epps are with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee.), Nathan Epps (Joan A. Reid is with the Criminology Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Michael T. Baglivio is with G4S Youth Services, LLC, Tampa, FL. Alex R. Piquero is with the Program in Criminology and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas. Mark A. Greenwald and Nathan Epps are with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee.)
Year2017
Volume107
Issue2
Pages306-311
Publication date2017-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2016.303564
PMID27997232
OpenAlexW2566004092
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited27

Objectives. To examine the link between human trafficking of minors and childhood adversity. Methods. We compared the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cumulative childhood adversity (ACE score) among a sample of 913 juvenile justice–involved boys and girls in Florida for whom the Florida child abuse hotline accepted human trafficking abuse reports between 2009 and 2015 with those of a matched sample. Results. ACE composite scores were higher and 6 ACEs indicative of child maltreatment were more prevalent among youths who had human trafficking abuse reports. Sexual abuse was the strongest predictor of human trafficking: the odds of human trafficking was 2.52 times greater for girls who experienced sexual abuse, and there was a 8.21 times greater risk for boys who had histories of sexual abuse. Conclusions. Maltreated youths are more susceptible to exploitation in human trafficking. Sexual abuse in connection with high ACE scores may serve as a key predictor of exploitation in human trafficking for both boys and girls

Child abuse · Child sexual abuse · Environmental health · Hotline · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Occupational safety and health · Odds · Physical abuse · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual abuse · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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