Factors that influence police conceptualizations of girls involved in prostitution in six u.s. cities: Child sexual exploitation victims or delinquents?

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-160

  Halter, Stephanie ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child sexual exploitation; Criminal justice; Prostitution; Sexual abuse; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PATERNALISM; POLICE; PROSTITUTION; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CRIME VICTIMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PATERNALISM; POLICE; PROSTITUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951630758     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559509355315     Document Type: Article

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