
Gangs and Girls : Understanding Juvenile Prostitution.
Title:
Gangs and Girls : Understanding Juvenile Prostitution.
Author:
Dorais, Michel.
ISBN:
9780773575189
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (187 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Foreword: Researching Gang-Organized Juvenile Prostitution: Contributions and Challenges -- Introduction -- 1 What Is a Street Gang and How Is It Organized? -- 2 What Motivates Boys to Join Street Gangs? How Do They Become Members? -- 3 What Is the Status of Girls in Street Gangs? -- 4 How Do Gangs Recruit Girls for Prostitution? -- 5 What Is the Typical Profile of a Prostituted Girl? -- 6 What Are the Characteristics of Street Gang-Controlled Prostitution Rings? -- 7 Who Are the Clients of Juvenile Prostitution? Why Are They Interested in Minors? -- 8 Why Is It So Difficult to Dismantle Juvenile Prostitution Rings? -- 9 How Are Street Gangs Linked to Organized Crime? -- 10 Why Is It Hard for Girls to Testify against Pimps and Clients? -- 11 What After-Effects Do Prostituted Girls Experience? -- 12 How Can These Girls Be Helped? -- 13 How Can Girls Be Prevented from Getting into Prostitution? -- 14 What about Prevention for Gang-Prone Boys? -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- 1 Juvenile Prostitution, the Criminal Code, and the Justice System in Canada -- 2 Study Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- C -- D -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- O -- P -- Q -- S -- T.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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