Sex Trafficking in the United States: A Scoping Review.
J Evid Based Soc Work (2019)
; 17(6): 714-748, 2020.
Article
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| ID: mdl-32678726
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Human trafficking is a public health social work issue. This review aimed to present the current state (nature and extent) of sex trafficking research, categorize best practices, and identify recommendations for professionals.METHODS:
Comprehensive literature searches of online databases were conducted to identify eligible articles from January 2000 to March 2019.RESULTS:
The search yielded 467 studies, 87 met the predetermined criteria for inclusion. Seven themes identified awareness, identification, at-risk populations, health issues, implementation of trafficking legislation, service and program implementation, and exploiters. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Findings indicate the need for additional research to determine the most effective practices to increase awareness and identification, widespread TVPA implementation, reduce risk factors and resulting health disparities, offer services to survivors and prevention of potential victims.CONCLUSION:
There should be significant efforts to enhance all sex trafficking research in the United States to implement effective, sustainable and evidence-based interdisciplinary interventions.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vítimas de Crime
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Tráfico de Pessoas
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Evid Based Soc Work (2019)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA