Sheriff perceptions of juvenile trafficking and juvenile trafficking services

Hancock, Katy

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.02.005

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“…In 1979, Decker noted that our criminal justice policies and research often focus on municipal police and the way in which city patrol operates. To date, Decker’s call for more studies that focus on rural areas and sheriffs’ offices remains largely unanswered, even though there are more than 3,000 sheriffs’ offices in the United States and that they represent a significant part of this country’s policing resources (for a study on sheriffs’ perceptions of juvenile trafficking see Hancock, 2019). A review of the literature did find a few studies on sheriffs’ perceptions on firearm regulation.…”

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Texas sheriffs’ perceptions on firearm regulations and mass shootings

Meitl

Wellman

Kinkaid

2021

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Criminal justice research often focuses exclusively on municipal police departments. Sheriffs’ departments are largely ignored in this research despite this population’s reach and role. There are nearly 3,000 sheriffs’ offices around the United States and they often serve as the only law enforcement body in rural areas. This study sought to address the scarcity of this research and focused on Texas sheriffs’ views regarding firearm regulations and the causes of mass shootings. An 18-question instrument created in consult with the Texas Narcotic Officers Association was sent to each sheriff in the 254 counties of Texas to assess their perceptions regarding solutions to mass shootings, disqualification criteria for gun ownership, and civilian access to certain types of firearms and ammunition. Responding sheriffs, as a whole, were reluctant to limit access to guns and ammunition as a general matter, but strongly agreed that certain discrete populations should have limited or no access to firearms. Policy implications are discussed.

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Texas sheriffs’ perceptions on firearm regulations and mass shootings

Meitl

Wellman

Kinkaid

2021

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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“…Despite the importance of this issue, little research has explored the factors that influence law enforcement, service providers or public perceptions of sexually exploited minors. One study did survey 81 sheriffs in nine different states to measure their views on the prevalence of child sex trafficking and their perceptions of trafficked youth (Hancock, 2019). Although sheriffs tended to report child sex trafficking was not a serious problem in their jurisdiction, they did overwhelmingly view trafficked youth as victims in need of services.…”

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He's to blame, she is lying: Judgments of child sex trafficking survivors

Petty,

Wiener

2024

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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US Federal legislation mandates the treatment of underaged youth induced to sell themselves for commercial sex as victims and not criminal offenders of prostitution laws. Nonetheless, state prosecutors often take action in juvenile court against these youth. This study explored the impact of negative moral emotions, victim blame, and victim believability on public judgments of child sex trafficking victims under varying case facts. We presented an online scenario involving a trafficking case to 682 participants and manipulated youth sex, trafficker sex, vulnerability background, and prior arrest history to determine how emotions, victim blame, and believability mediate child sex trafficking decisions. Two different paths emerged depending on the youth's sex. Participants reported greater victim responsibility and greater negative moral emotions towards a male youth trafficked by a female when he had a prior commercial sex arrest, which in turn predicted a lower certainty of recommending social services over legal consequences. With the same facts, participants reported lower believability for a female youth when she had a prior commercial sex arrest, which in turn predicted a lower certainty of recommending social services over legal consequences. The paper ends with a discussion of the implications of the findings for practice and theory.

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“…Criminal justice research often focuses on police departments (Decker, 1979). Research on sheriff departments remains scarce in comparison, despite the significant role sheriffs have in their respective counties (Except see: Meitl et al, 2020; Meitl et al, 2021; Hancock, 2019; Woldoff et al, 2017; Thompson et al, 2011). While there are no recent studies on Texas Sheriffs views of immigration, research suggests the more conservative a jurisdiction’s citizenry, the more likely they are to support limiting undocumented immigrants into their area and more likely to support removal efforts (Saad, 2010).…”

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From the eagle’s nest: Texas sheriffs’ views on illegal immigration

Meitl

Wellman

Kinkaid

2022

The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles

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Local elected sheriffs increasingly have responsibility to implement immigration policies, yet sheriffs are rarely studied in criminal justice. By measuring the attitudes of Texas sheriffs, we seek to understand their important views on immigration in the United States. A census was completed with Texas sheriffs in late 2019 and early 2020. Views were sought on (1) controlling unauthorized immigration, (2) pathways to citizenship, and (3) unauthorized immigration and crime. A strong return rate captured the views of 142 (56%) respondent sheriffs from both rural and urban counties. Findings indicate that a majority of Texas sheriffs see a link between authorized immigrants and crime, see a limited path to citizenship and view the primary enforcement of immigration to be a federal prerogative. Practical implications and future research are discussed.

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Sheriff perceptions of juvenile trafficking and juvenile trafficking services

Cited by 5 publications

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Texas sheriffs’ perceptions on firearm regulations and mass shootings

Texas sheriffs’ perceptions on firearm regulations and mass shootings

He's to blame, she is lying: Judgments of child sex trafficking survivors

From the eagle’s nest: Texas sheriffs’ views on illegal immigration

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