Homeless LGBT Youth Patricia Lynard Literature Review SOWK 469 Applied Social Work Research Kofi Danso, Instructor Minnesota State University, Mankato March 6, 2013 Background/Intervention Someone who identifies as homeless LGBT youth is someone who fits into three categories combine. Firstly, they are young usually between the ages of 13-17 years of age. They are also homeless which loosely describes a person without a regular dwelling. There are several reasons why someone may become homeless;
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Prostitution is defined as the act of engaging in sexual activity for money (Schmalleger, 2012). Streetwalkers are the most common type of prostitutes and run the highest risk of being arrested. They are usually teens who have run away from home or drug addicts looking to make quick money to feed their drug addiction. Most work for pimps who have taken them in. these prostitutes will reap little to no monetary gain for the service they provide because the pimp takes majority of it. Hotel prostitutes
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Human trafficking and exploitation have been in existence since the beginning of time. This paper focuses on the underground economy of human trafficking and its relation to the transitioning economies of Russia and Ukraine. To understand the scope of the issue of human trafficking on transitioning economies, the history and origination of the issue must be clearly understood. The emergence of human trafficking, also commonly referred to as modern day slavery, can be dated back to the beginning of
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Brothels the children went on very different paths. It all depended on who they were living with or who they weren’t living with. Some children went off to school and others stayed at home helping their families and eventually going into the line of prostitution. There were very different scenarios that could have happened to all children, a single child or a group of them. While most went off to school and studies some were not so reluctant. One girl who got accepted into a school and was there for
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constituencies, do very little in helping the very people who voted them into power. Some of the social problems facing societies include: crime, poverty, high number of illiterate people, poor sanitation, increase in slum dwellings, drug abuse and prostitution, just to name a few of the worst social problems. Law enforcers face a difficult task in trying to maintain peace and security in the society to no avail. Houses are being broken into, women and girls raped, while people get robbed
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beings for forced labor, prostitution and reproductive favors is known as human trafficking. Article #4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states. “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms”. Throughout the world men, women and children are being trafficked into a form of modern day slavery. Mainly women and small children are being forced into doing physical labor which includes prostitution in several countries. Many
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illiterate and being three to four years older than her classmates due to not starting school until she was around seven or eight. Patty admits to being sexually abused by a male family member when she was eight. Patty also admits to engaging in prostitution for her mother when she was younger to help her family make ends meet. Patty does not work and currently receives a monthly welfare check. Patty admits to continuous drug use over the years. Patty admits to engaging in drug use with her mother
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abused to become sex offenders, but physically abused men are more likely to become violent sex offenders (committing rape and sodomy), while physically abused women are more likely to be arrested for prostitution
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and girls who were forced to work at comfort stations during World War II. These young ladies are mostly kidnapped from their homes, forced to be in sexual slavery in Japan, and have to serve Japan. Japanese army at that time established those prostitution for preventing the rape crimes and give their soldiers easily opportunities to solve their sexual needs. Most of comfort women come from neighbor countries, such as Korea or China, they are the majority of the number. Besides, other women come
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Governments Worldwide Must Place More Focus On Human Trafficking A collection of current articles regarding human trafficking has been collected throughout this semester. The news reports vary greatly in geographic location but the underlying message that these events share is unified and clear. Governments worldwide must create specialized agencies, victim relief units, and allocate more funds towards the understanding and prevention of this growing crime. Due to the complexity of human trafficking
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