Department of Psychology, 56014York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2023 Jan;24(1):189-202. doi: 10.1177/15248380211025241. Epub 2021 Jun 29.
The domestic sex trafficking of minors is occurring across Canada and the United States. Understanding the routes into sex trafficking, including the way traffickers target, recruit and enmesh youth in the sex trade is invaluable information for service providers and law makers developing prevention and intervention initiatives. This review synthesized research on the exploitation processes and tactics employed by traffickers in the sex trafficking of domestic minors in Canada and the US. The authors comprehensively and systematically searched five electronic databases and obtained additional publications and grey literature through a backward search of the references cited in articles reviewed for inclusion. Inclusionary criteria included: Studies published in the English language between January 1990 and June 2020 containing original research with quantitative or qualitative data on the recruitment or pathways into sex trafficking for minors trafficked within the US and Canada. The search yielded 23 eligible studies. The synthesis of the studies in the review converged on the notion of sexual exploitation occurring on a continuum comprising of three components; the recruitment context, entrapment strategies utilized by traffickers, and enmeshment tactics used to prolong exploitation. Findings highlight the significant physical, psychological and emotional hurdles faced by youth victims of sex trafficking and point to the importance of comprehensive and holistic approaches to prevention and intervention practices.
国内未成年人性贩卖在加拿大和美国各地都有发生。了解性贩卖的途径，包括人贩子针对、招募和诱使青少年从事性交易的方式，对于服务提供者和制定预防和干预措施的立法者来说，是非常宝贵的信息。本综述综合了加拿大和美国国内未成年人性贩卖中剥削过程和人贩子所采用的策略的研究。作者全面系统地检索了五个电子数据库，并通过对纳入研究的文章参考文献的回溯搜索，获得了其他出版物和灰色文献。纳入标准包括：1990 年 1 月至 2020 年 6 月期间以英文发表的研究，包含关于招募或进入美国和加拿大境内被贩卖未成年人性交易途径的原始研究，具有定量或定性数据。该搜索产生了 23 项符合条件的研究。综述中的研究综合表明，性剥削发生在一个由三个组成部分组成的连续体上：招募背景、人贩子使用的诱捕策略以及延长剥削的纠缠策略。研究结果突出了性交易青年受害者面临的巨大身体、心理和情感障碍，并指出了预防和干预措施需要全面和整体的方法的重要性。
