Youth Involved in Systems of Sex Work and Strategies of Intervention
Gorkoff, K. & Miller, A. (2018). Youth involved in systems of sex work and strategies of intervention in Youth at Risk and Youth Justice: A Canadian Perspective. Winterdyk, J.A. & Smandych, R. eds. Oxford University Press.
This chapter offers an overview of the complex topic of young people involved in systems of sex work and sexual exploitation. It reviews and critically assesses the legal and governmental regulation of youth, including special legislative responses aimed at assisting youth. The chapter also addresses the lived experience of youth who are involved in the sex trade. In addition, we review terminology, social structural factors shaping sex work and youths’ engagement therein, and the health and safety risks that accompany sex work involvement for youth.