Journal article
Assisting Economically Marginalized and Vulnerable Youth and Minimizing Opportunities for Exploitation by Adult Criminal Groups
Criminal justice and behavior, Vol.52(3), pp.349-363
03/2025
DOI: 10.1177/00938548241310436
Abstract
This paper examines the exploitation of marginalized children and youth at risk of violent victimization and sexual exploitation by networks of adult criminals. Using the UK as an example, we consider various public inquiries that identified serious failings in UK criminal justice, social care, public health, and educational systems. These reports said that children and youth had been exploited by networks of adult criminals over time. They also described a sense of defeatism and lack of agency among the criminal justice and social service agencies to address the social, criminal, and public health problems associated with this form of child and youth exploitation. We discuss research that illuminates this issue and suggest some avenues for building trust between victims/survivors, community members, criminal justice agencies, and social services.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Assisting Economically Marginalized and Vulnerable Youth and Minimizing Opportunities for Exploitation by Adult Criminal Groups
- Creators
- Elaine Arnull - Southampton Solent UniversityMelissa Goss - Southampton Solent UniversityKaren Heimer - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Criminal justice and behavior, Vol.52(3), pp.349-363
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- DOI
- 10.1177/00938548241310436
- ISSN
- 0093-8548
- eISSN
- 1552-3594
- Grant note
- Nuffield Foundation
The project has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation, but the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily the Foundation. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Elaine Arnull, Social Sciences and Nursing, Southampton Solent University, Southampton SO]4 0YN, UK; e-mail: elaine.arnull@solent.ac.uk.
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/21/2025
- Date published
- 03/2025
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Law Faculty; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984775270302771
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