Summary
"This report is a comprehensive literature review on youth involved in prostitution, with a
focus on intrafamilial violence (i.e., sexual, physical and emotional abuse) and its role in
precipitating youth involvement in the sex trade. The review includes: a general overview of the
literature, an annotated bibliography, a binder of materials reviewed, and a one page fact sheet.
Information for this report was gathered through library sources, select Internet sites, and
requests for prostitution-related information made to representatives of the F/P/T working group
on prostitution."--Page 1.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 1.1. Purpose of the report -- 1.2. Definition -- 1.3. Overview of the issues -- 2. Legislative history and development -- 2.1. The Soliciting Law and concerns with youth involvement in prostitution -- 2.2. The Soliciting Law -- 2.3. The Fraser Committee -- 2.4. The Badgley Committee -- 2.5. The federal government’s response to Badgley and Fraser -- 2.6. The Communicating Law -- 2.7. Legislating protection - Bill C-15 -- 2.8. The context of responding to youth involved in prostitution -- 3. Government reports and activities (including criticisms and supporting articles) -- 3.1. The Badgley Committee -- 3.2. The Fraser Committee -- 3.3. The Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group on Prostitution -- 3.4. Violence Against Prostitutes -- 3.5. Other reports and initiatives to address youth involvement in prostitution -- 3.6. Common themes in attempts to address youth prostitution -- 4. Social science literature: an overview of the findings and debates -- 4.1. Antecedents of youth involvement in prostitution: intrafamilial violence and subsequent involvement in the sex trade -- 4.2. Canadian research on the antecedents of youth prostitution -- 4.3. Young males involved in prostitution -- 4.4. Psychological issues -- 4.5. Homeless or runaway youth involved in prostitution -- 4.6. International issues -- 4.7. Research on customers/clients --
4.8. HIV-related issues --
4.9. Discursive and conceptual issues --
5. Conclusions --
5.1. Recommendations for future research.