Onto the Next Generation: Exploring the Impact of Mother's Experiences of Child Abuse and Commercial Sex Industry Involvement on Child Custody Outcomes

Onto the Next Generation: Exploring the Impact of Mother's Experiences of Child Abuse and Commercial Sex Industry Involvement on Child Custody Outcomes

Women and girls remain substantially overrepresented in the commercial sex industry. While a number of outcomes have been linked to childhood abuse and involvement with the commercial sex industry, there exists a gap in understanding the unique impact of child abuse on child custody outcomes among a...

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Published in:Journal of child sexual abuse Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 784 - 803
Main Authors: Bilali, Klejdis, Crook, Kaci, Gardy, Sarah, Reid, Joan A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Routledge 17-08-2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child custody
Childhood
Children
Drug abuse
Family conflict
Family relations
Family roles
Females
History
Human trafficking
intergenerational continuity
Mothers
Participation
Prevention programs
Prostitution
Sex industry
Sex trafficking
Substance abuse
Trade
Trafficking
Trauma
Women
child abuse
prostitution
Sex trafficking
child custody
intergenerational continuity
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Summary:Women and girls remain substantially overrepresented in the commercial sex industry. While a number of outcomes have been linked to childhood abuse and involvement with the commercial sex industry, there exists a gap in understanding the unique impact of child abuse on child custody outcomes among adult women involved in the commercial sex industry. Drawing from data collected from 107 case files of adult women with a history of commercial sex industry involvement, the aim of the current study was to understand the link between child abuse history, commercial sex industry involvement, and child custody outcomes. Results indicated that among women who reported a history of child sex trafficking, 91.7% reported having endured child abuse. Further, 82.4% of women reported that their children were not under their custody. Dysfunctional family dynamics, substance abuse, and economic and structural barriers endured by these women are explored further, and intergenerational continuity of such traumagenic precarities is considered as a prolonged implication of such issues. Through a trauma-informed perspective, implications for prevention and intervention are discussed.
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ISSN:1053-8712
1547-0679
1547-0679
DOI:10.1080/10538712.2024.2349812