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How do Hmong immigrant adolescent girls decide to run away, return home, leave again, or stay home? Video diaries by 11 sexually exploited runaway Hmong girls, ages 13-16, revealed four themes: "fighting restrictions," or resisting family and cultural expectations and desires to be like other American teens; "not running away, going out to play," which captured impulsive decision making; "unrestrained partying," which described runaway experiences but minimized the dangers faced; and "trying to change," or returning home because of family bonds and wanting to "be someone good." Given their limited ability to anticipate risks, interventions should focus on runaway prevention initiatives for Hmong families and teens.
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Toma de Decisiones , Jóvenes sin Hogar/psicología , Conducta Impulsiva/psicología , Relaciones Padres-Hijo/etnología , Conducta Fugitiva/etnología , Aculturación , Adolescente , Asia/etnología , Tedio , Conflicto Familiar/etnología , Femenino , Jóvenes sin Hogar/etnología , Humanos , Conducta Impulsiva/etnología , Relaciones Intergeneracionales , Entrevistas como Asunto , Minnesota , Investigación Cualitativa , Factores de Riesgo , Conducta Fugitiva/psicología , Medio Social , Grabación en VideoRESUMEN
This exploratory analysis examines the role of the Internet in juvenile prostitution cases coming to the attention of law enforcement. The National Juvenile Prostitution Study (N-JPS) collected information from a national sample of law enforcement agencies about the characteristics of juvenile prostitution cases. In comparison to non-Internet juvenile prostitution cases, Internet juvenile prostitution cases involved younger juveniles and police were more likely to treat juveniles as victims rather than offenders. In addition, these cases were significantly more likely to involve a family or acquaintance exploiter. This analysis suggests that the role of the Internet may impact legal and social service response to juveniles involved in prostitution. In addition, it highlights the need for interventions that acknowledge the vulnerabilities of youth involved in this type of commercial sexual exploitation.
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Abuso Sexual Infantil/estadística & datos numéricos , Crimen/estadística & datos numéricos , Internet/estadística & datos numéricos , Delincuencia Juvenil/estadística & datos numéricos , Aplicación de la Ley , Trabajo Sexual/estadística & datos numéricos , Personal Administrativo/psicología , Adolescente , Abuso Sexual Infantil/legislación & jurisprudencia , Crimen/legislación & jurisprudencia , Víctimas de Crimen/estadística & datos numéricos , Recolección de Datos , Literatura Erótica , Femenino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Asunto , Delincuencia Juvenil/etnología , Masculino , Policia , Investigación Cualitativa , Conducta Fugitiva/etnología , Conducta Fugitiva/estadística & datos numéricos , Delitos Sexuales/estadística & datos numéricos , Trabajo Sexual/legislación & jurisprudencia , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Estados Unidos/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Newly homeless adolescents from Melbourne, Australia (n = 165) and Los Angeles, United States (n = 261) were surveyed and followed for 2 years. Most newly homeless adolescents returned home (70% U.S., 47% Australia) for significant amounts of time (39% U.S., 17% Australia more than 12 months) within 2 years of becoming homeless.
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Conducta del Adolescente/psicología , Jóvenes sin Hogar/psicología , Conducta Fugitiva/psicología , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Recolección de Datos , Femenino , Jóvenes sin Hogar/etnología , Humanos , Los Angeles , Masculino , Asunción de Riesgos , Conducta Fugitiva/etnología , Factores de Tiempo , VictoriaRESUMEN
Parental monitoring, teacher support, classmate support, and friend relationship presumably affect adolescents' runaway from home. According to social control theory, social control based on conventional social norms would prevent adolescent runaway, but association with friends may erode such control. This expectation appears to hold true in a sample of Grade 7 students in Hong Kong; parental monitoring and classmate support reduced runaway risk whereas friend relationship raised the risk. These findings emerged from a causal model that controlled for a latent predisposition that commonly affected parental monitoring, friend relationship, and runaway risk. Further analysis indicates that the preventive effect of parental monitoring was stronger on adolescents born on the Chinese mainland than in Hong Kong, and the effect of friend relationship was stronger on the Hong Kong born than the mainland born. Conceivably, a socially controlling culture bolsters the preventive effect of social control.
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Conducta del Adolescente/psicología , Relaciones Interpersonales , Conducta Fugitiva/psicología , Controles Informales de la Sociedad , Apoyo Social , Adolescente , Conducta del Adolescente/etnología , Niño , Características Culturales , Análisis Factorial , Docentes , Femenino , Jóvenes sin Hogar/etnología , Jóvenes sin Hogar/psicología , Hong Kong , Humanos , Delincuencia Juvenil/etnología , Delincuencia Juvenil/psicología , Masculino , Relaciones Padres-Hijo , Grupo Paritario , Psicometría , Factores de Riesgo , Conducta Fugitiva/etnología , Encuestas y CuestionariosAsunto(s)
Personas con Mala Vivienda , Hombres , Dinámica Poblacional , Conducta Fugitiva , Sexualidad , Cambio Social , Esposos , Antropología Cultural/educación , Antropología Cultural/historia , Etnicidad/educación , Etnicidad/etnología , Etnicidad/historia , Etnicidad/legislación & jurisprudencia , Etnicidad/psicología , Historia del Siglo XX , Personas con Mala Vivienda/educación , Personas con Mala Vivienda/historia , Personas con Mala Vivienda/legislación & jurisprudencia , Personas con Mala Vivienda/psicología , Humanos , Indonesia/etnología , Relaciones Interpersonales , Matrimonio/etnología , Matrimonio/historia , Matrimonio/legislación & jurisprudencia , Matrimonio/psicología , Hombres/educación , Hombres/psicología , Conducta Fugitiva/economía , Conducta Fugitiva/etnología , Conducta Fugitiva/historia , Conducta Fugitiva/legislación & jurisprudencia , Conducta Fugitiva/psicología , Sexualidad/etnología , Sexualidad/historia , Sexualidad/fisiología , Sexualidad/psicología , Cambio Social/historia , Condiciones Sociales/economía , Condiciones Sociales/historia , Condiciones Sociales/legislación & jurisprudencia , Predominio Social , Esposos/educación , Esposos/etnología , Esposos/historia , Esposos/legislación & jurisprudencia , Esposos/psicología , Migrantes/educación , Migrantes/historia , Migrantes/legislación & jurisprudencia , Migrantes/psicología , Mujeres/educación , Mujeres/historia , Mujeres/psicologíaAsunto(s)
Psicología Social , Conducta Fugitiva , Población Rural , Políticas de Control Social , Agricultura/economía , Agricultura/educación , Agricultura/historia , Agricultura/legislación & jurisprudencia , Actitud/etnología , Empleo/economía , Empleo/historia , Empleo/psicología , Reacción de Fuga/fisiología , Historia del Siglo XIX , Pobreza/economía , Pobreza/etnología , Pobreza/historia , Pobreza/legislación & jurisprudencia , Pobreza/psicología , Psicología Social/economía , Psicología Social/educación , Psicología Social/historia , Psicología Social/legislación & jurisprudencia , Conducta Fugitiva/economía , Conducta Fugitiva/etnología , Conducta Fugitiva/historia , Conducta Fugitiva/legislación & jurisprudencia , Conducta Fugitiva/psicología , Salud Rural/historia , Población Rural/historia , Federación de Rusia/etnología , Clase Social , Condiciones Sociales/economía , Condiciones Sociales/historia , Condiciones Sociales/legislación & jurisprudencia , Políticas de Control Social/economía , Políticas de Control Social/historia , Políticas de Control Social/legislación & jurisprudencia , Movilidad Social/economía , Movilidad Social/historia , Factores SocioeconómicosRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To describe the service utilization patterns of homeless and runaway youth in a "service-rich" area of Los Angeles, California; identify demographic and other correlates of utilization; and contextualize the findings with qualitative data. METHOD: During Phase 1 of this study, survey data were collected from an ethnically diverse sample of 296 youth aged 13-23 years, recruited from both service and natural "hang-out" sites using systematic sampling methods. During Phase 2, qualitative data were collected from 46 youth of varying ethnicities and lengths of time homeless. RESULTS: Drop-in centers and shelters were the most commonly used services (reported by 78% and 40%, respectively). Other services were used less frequently [e.g., medical services (28%), substance abuse treatment (10%) and mental health services (9%)]. Utilization rates differed by ethnicity, length of time in Los Angeles, and city of first homeless episode (Los Angeles versus all others). Shelter use was strongly associated with use of all other services. Despite youths' generally positive reactions to services, barriers were described including rules perceived to be restrictive, and concerns youth had about confidentiality and mandated reporting. Youth suggested improvements including more targeted services, more long-term services, revised age restrictions, and more and/or better job training and transitional services to get them off the streets. CONCLUSIONS: Because shelters and drop-in centers act as gateways to other services and offer intervention potential for these hard-to-reach youth, it is vital that we understand the perceived barriers to service utilization.