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Gangs and girls : understanding juvenile prostitution / Michel Dorais and Patrice Corriveau ; translated by Peter Feldstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dorais, Michel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child prostitution--Canada.
- Child prostitution.
- Gangs--Canada.
- Gangs.
- Prostitutes--Canada--Social conditions.
- Prostitutes.
- Teenage prostitution--Canada.
- Teenage prostitution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- They discuss how young men are drawn to gang life, how young girls become attracted and attached to the gang members who eventually sell them into prostitution, and why it is so hard to infiltrate and dismantle the distinct but interrelated worlds of the procurer, victim, and client. Rooted firmly in first person testimony, this research deepens our understanding of juvenile prostitution by identifying and exploring the types of motivations and circumstances that lead teenagers into prostitution rings.
- Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword: Researching Gang-Organized Juvenile Prostitution: Contributions and Challenges; Introduction; 1 What Is a Street Gang and How Is It Organized?; 2 What Motivates Boys to Join Street Gangs? How Do They Become Members?; 3 What Is the Status of Girls in Street Gangs?; 4 How Do Gangs Recruit Girls for Prostitution?; 5 What Is the Typical Profile of a Prostituted Girl?; 6 What Are the Characteristics of Street Gang-Controlled Prostitution Rings?; 7 Who Are the Clients of Juvenile Prostitution? Why Are They Interested in Minors?
- 8 Why Is It So Difficult to Dismantle Juvenile Prostitution Rings?9 How Are Street Gangs Linked to Organized Crime?; 10 Why Is It Hard for Girls to Testify against Pimps and Clients?; 11 What After-Effects Do Prostituted Girls Experience?; 12 How Can These Girls Be Helped?; 13 How Can Girls Be Prevented from Getting into Prostitution?; 14 What about Prevention for Gang-Prone Boys?; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 1 Juvenile Prostitution, the Criminal Code, and the Justice System in Canada; 2 Study Methodology; C; D; G; H; I; J; K; L; O; P; Q; S; T
- Notes:
- Translation of: Jeunes filles sous influence.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612865732
- 9780773577626
- 0773577629
- 9781282865730
- 1282865730
- 9780773575189
- 0773575189
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