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Knowledge Of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Among African American Parents, Jamille T. Harrell
Knowledge Of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Among African American Parents, Jamille T. Harrell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Abstract Domestic minor sex trafficking in the United States is a human rights issue and social problem affecting over 300,000 children ages 12-17, 43% of whom are African American girls. This survey was an exploration of domestic minor sex trafficking knowledge among African American parents and their protective strategies to prevent victimization. Ecological systems theory provided a conceptual framework to examine the environmental factors shaping parental knowledge. The sample consisted of 2 Southern California African American churches (n = 38, n = 32) that served different socioeconomic groups. The African American Sex Trafficking Knowledge survey was researcher designed and pretested …