Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People

Hickle, Kristine; Hallett, Sophie

doi:10.1111/chso.12145

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“…Importantly, for Jansen (2011) online victimisation is distinctive due to persistent feelings of connectedness to the offender, responsibility and shame, because young people may have self-presented in a sexualised way and as willing participants. Similar observations have been made about commercially sexually exploited children (Hickle & Hallett, 2016).…”

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Deterrence of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Quayle

Koukopoulos

2018

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

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‘Cyberspace’ has added a dimension to the ecology of the child and should be a starting point for practitioners (including police) to think about digital media in the context of child sexual abuse. While there is no evidence to suggest that online abuse and exploitation is a more serious offence than crimes occurring offline, the behaviours enabled by social media may present a significant risk factor for some children. This article gives a brief overview of the phenomena and prevalence of online child sexual abuse and exploitation and the role that the Internet may play. This is considered in relation to deterrence, prevention and management of these crimes, and further develops a public health approach to online child abuse and exploitation. Finally, the article critically considers emerging evidence to support this interaction between the individual and the online environment.

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Section: Post-event Strategies (Tertiary Prevention)supporting

confidence: 81%

Deterrence of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Quayle

Koukopoulos

2018

Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

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“…Arguably, concerns about CSE have previously been overshadowed by those relating to intrafamilial abuse and neglect (Research in Practice, 2017). Since the publication of the first specific statutory guidance relating to CSE, however, awareness of CSE has grown substantially, and it has emerged as a key area of political, professional and public attention (Hallett, 2016;Hickle & Hallett, 2016). This culminated with CSE being declared a national threat by the coalition government in 2015 (Coy, 2016).…”

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An exploration of how gender stereotypes influence how practitioners identify and respond to victims (or those at risk) of child sexual exploitation

Hill

Diaz

2021

Child & Family Social Work

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Child sexual exploitation (CSE) has been found to have a detrimental and long-lasting impact upon a victim's physical and emotional well-being. A large body of research has raised concerns about how practitioners identify and respond to CSE. In particular, research has indicated that male victims of CSE are commonly being overlooked by practitioners. It has been suggested that this may occur as a result of gender stereotypes. However, this has not been specifically explored by existing research.Therefore, this research project explored how gender stereotypes may influence how practitioners identify and respond to children and young people who are victims (or at risk) of CSE. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight practitioners from one Youth Offending Service in the South West of England. Three key themes emerged from the interviews. These themes highlight that as a result of gender stereotypes, practitioners may be less likely and/or slower to identify males as victims and may be less likely to provide males with supportive multi-agency responses. This paper makes recommendations about how this issue can be addressed to ensure that all victims of CSE are adequately safeguarded.child abuse, child protection, child protection (policy and practice), gender, sexual abuse | INTRODUCTIONChild sexual exploitation (CSE) can have wide-ranging impacts upon children and young people's physical, emotional and psychological well-being (Barnardo's, 2011;Beckett et al., 2017), and as highlighted by Jay (2014, p. 35), these impacts can be 'absolutely devastating, not just when they were being abused, but for many years afterwards'. This highlights the importance of ensuring early identification and effective intervention (Beckett et al., 2017;Mason-Jones & Loggie, 2019), which may help to prevent revictimization (Public Health England [PHE], 2019) and mitigate the risks to the victim's well-being (Alaggia et al., 2017). This research project seeks to explore how gender stereotypes may act as barriers to early identification and effective responses, in order to make recommendations about how practitioners and policymakers can address this to ensure that all victims of CSE are adequately safeguarded. | BackgroundTwo decades ago, in England, children and young people who were manipulated, coerced or forced into sexual activity were viewed as 'prostitutes' rather than being seen as victims of abuse (Hallett, 2017). As such, they were often dealt with by way of

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“…These important insights have some relevance in R's case. For example, the SCR notes her patterns of going missing from care, sometimes missing for more than twenty-four hours; as highlighted earlier, one of the major concerns about children who go missing is their exposure to several risk factors, including sexual and criminal exploitation (Biehal & Wade, 2000;Hikkle & Hallett, 2016). The SCR also suggests evidence of sexual exploitation, "R having unexplained amounts of money and being dropped off by an older man" (p32).…”

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Using an Intersectional Lens to Examine the Child Sexual Exploitation of Black Adolescents

Bernard¹

2019

Child Sexual Exploitation: Why Theory Matters

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Child Sexual Exploitation and Black Children While it is well known that child sexual exploitation affects children and young people from all backgrounds, little is known about the scale and nature of black children's experiences of CSE. Research indicates that girls are more likely than boys to be the victims of sexual exploitation, though boys are also sexually exploited (Berelowitz et al, 2013; Pearce 2009). For Firmin (2018) and Pitts (2013), a number of elements negatively affect young black adolescents' everyday realities to render them a vulnerable population, including being raised in economically-disadvantaged communities and experiencing material hardship and societal racism. Increasingly, attention is being given to the ways in which structural disadvantage can heighten the risk of children being exposed to sexual exploitation (

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Mitigating Harm: Considering Harm Reduction Principles in Work with Sexually Exploited Young People

Cited by 32 publications

References 60 publications

Deterrence of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Deterrence of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

An exploration of how gender stereotypes influence how practitioners identify and respond to victims (or those at risk) of child sexual exploitation

Using an Intersectional Lens to Examine the Child Sexual Exploitation of Black Adolescents

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