Summary
"This report is a comprehensive literature review on
youth involved in prostitution, with a focus on legal and
extra-legal responses to the youth sex trade and the
main findings and debates in the social science
literature. There is a special emphasis on the research on
childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse and
their role in precipitating youth involvement in
prostitution. In an effort to better inform future policy
decisions, this report will provide researchers and
policymakers with a better understanding of the many
contradictory issues that surround youth involvement in
prostitution."--Page 1.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 1.1. Purpose of the report -- 1.2. Definitional issues -- 1.3. Overview of the issues -- 2. Legislative history and policy responses -- 2.1. Early prostitution-related legislation in Canada -- 2.2. The Soliciting Law and concerns with youth involvement in prostitution -- 2.3. The Fraser Committee -- 2.4. The Badgley Committee -- 2.5. The Badgley Committee on Past Sexual Experiences of Young Prostitutes -- 2.6. Recommendations of the Badgley Committee -- 2.7. The Federal Government’s response to Badgley and Fraser -- 2.8. The Communicating Law -- 2.9. Legislating protection – Bill C-15 -- 2.10. From villain to victim: the context of policy responses to youth prostitution -- 2.11. The advent of Secure Care -- 2.12. Problems with Secure Care as a policy option -- 2.13. Conclusion: common themes in legislative and policy attempts to address youth prostitution -- 3. Social science literature: an overview of the findings and debates -- 3.1. Antecedents of youth involvement in prostitution -- 3.2. Young males involved in prostitution -- 3.3. Psychological issues -- 3.4. Homeless or runaway issues -- 3.5. Violence against prostitutes -- 3.6. Research on customers/clients -- 3.7. HIV-related issues -- 3.8 Exiting prostitution -- 3.9. Aboriginal youth involved in prostitution -- 3.10. Trafficking women for the purpose of prostitution -- 3.11. Miscellaneous international issues --
4. Summary and conclusions --
4.1. Legislative history and development --
4.2. The social science literature --
4.3. Levels of disjuncture --
4.4. Recommendations for future research --
References --
Appendix A. Annotated bibliography.