Search Results - "Dank, Meredith"

Victimization and Resilience Among Sexual and Gender Minority Homeless Youth Engaging in Survival Sex by Alessi, Edward J., Greenfield, Brett, Manning, Dean, Dank, Meredith

“…This study examined how a diverse group of sexual and gender minority (SGM) homeless youth described and understood their victimization experiences occurring…”
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Understanding Forced Marriage in the United States: Developing Measures, Examining its Nature, and Assessing Gender Disparities by Esthappan, Sino, Bastomski, Sara, Zweig, Janine, Dank, Meredith, Love, Hanna

“…In Western European countries and Canada, an emerging scholarly literature has helped inform awareness and prevention efforts and justice system responses to…”
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Searching for Sex Trafficking Victims: Using a Novel Link-Tracing Method Among Commercial Sex Workers in Muzaffarpur, India by Vincent, Kyle, Zhang, Sheldon X., Dank, Meredith

“…Estimating the prevalence of sex trafficking requires a practical sampling strategy to reach the hidden population. In this study, we experimented with a…”
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Navigating an Unclear Terrain: Challenges in Recognizing, Naming, and Accessing Services for “Forced Marriage” by Love, Hanna, Dank, Meredith, Esthappan, Sino, Zweig, Janine

“…Despite the attention forced marriage has received abroad, it remains poorly understood in the United States. This study is one of the first to examine the…”
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Policing labor trafficking in the United States by Farrell, Amy, Bright, Katherine, de Vries, Ieke, Pfeffer, Rebecca, Dank, Meredith

“…Despite new mandates to identify and respond to labor trafficking crimes, US law enforcement struggles to integrate labor trafficking enforcement with…”
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Human trafficking risk factors, health impacts, and opportunities for intervention in Uganda: a qualitative analysis by Klabbers, Robin E, Hughes, Andrea, Dank, Meredith, O'Laughlin, Kelli N, Rogers, Mutaawe, Stoklosa, Hanni

“…Human trafficking is a global public health issue that is associated with serious short- and long-term morbidity. To address and prevent human trafficking,…”
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The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children by Dank, Meredith L

“…Dank's work is based on The National Institute of Justice funded study interviewing 249 prostituted youth in New York City. Her study of the data generated a…”
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Dating Violence Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth by Dank, Meredith, Lachman, Pamela, Zweig, Janine M., Yahner, Jennifer

“…Media attention and the literature on lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth overwhelmingly focus on violence involving hate crimes and bullying, while ignoring the…”
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The Rate of Cyber Dating Abuse Among Teens and How It Relates to Other Forms of Teen Dating Violence by Zweig, Janine M., Dank, Meredith, Yahner, Jennifer, Lachman, Pamela

“…To date, little research has documented how teens might misuse technology to harass, control, and abuse their dating partners. This study examined the extent…”
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Correlates of Cyber Dating Abuse Among Teens by Zweig, Janine M., Lachman, Pamela, Yahner, Jennifer, Dank, Meredith

“…Recent advancements in technology (e.g., social networking, texting) have created new ways for dating youth to relate to one another, including in abusive ways…”
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Practitioner Reflection: Reliance on Informal and Gig Economies Leaves LGBTQ+ Populations with Fewer Economic Choices and Greater Vulnerability to Trafficking by Kavenagh, Mark, Stoeltje, Mackenzie, Dank, Meredith

“…Vulnerability to human trafficking is exacerbated by poverty, familial violence and abuse, homelessness, un- and under-employment, and migration. Many of these…”
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Patterns of Help‐Seeking Behavior Among Victims of Teen Dating Violence and Abuse: Variations Among Boys and Girls by Lachman, Pamela, Zweig, Janine, Dank, Meredith, Yahner, Jennifer

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Despite the extensive research on rates of teen dating violence and abuse and its' consequences, less is known about help‐seeking behaviors…”
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The Co-Occurrence of Physical and Cyber Dating Violence and Bullying Among Teens by Yahner, Jennifer, Dank, Meredith, Zweig, Janine M., Lachman, Pamela

“…This study examined the overlap in teen dating violence and bullying perpetration and victimization, with regard to acts of physical violence, psychological…”
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Failing victims? Challenges of the police response to human trafficking by Farrell, Amy, Dank, Meredith, Vries, Ieke, Kafafian, Matthew, Hughes, Andrea, Lockwood, Sarah

“…Research Summary The police have a duty to provide assistance to crime victims. Despite the importance of this role, scholars examining police effectiveness…”
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Improving access to housing and supportive services for runaway and homeless youth: Reducing vulnerability to human trafficking in New York City by Kaya, Yaren Bilge, Kayse Lee Maass, Dimas, Geri L, Konrad, Renata, Trapp, Andrew C, Dank, Meredith

“…Recent estimates indicate that there are over a million runaway and homeless youth and young adults (RHY) in the United States (US). Exposure to trauma,…”
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Can Johnson's Typology of Adult Partner Violence Apply to Teen Dating Violence? by Zweig, Janine M., Yahner, Jennifer, Dank, Meredith, Lachman, Pamela

“…The authors examined the applicability of Johnson's typology of adult intimate partner violence to female and male youth's reports of teen dating violence. A…”
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Learning to endure: A qualitative examination of the protective factors of homeless transgender and gender expansive youth engaged in survival sex by Greenfield, Brett, Alessi, Edward J., Manning, Dean, Dato, Caroline, Dank, Meredith

“…Background: Transgender and gender expansive (TGE) youth face a number of adversities that are associated with deleterious consequences, including mental…”
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Estimating Young Women Working in Kathmandu's Adult Entertainment Sector: A Hybrid Application of Respondent Driven Sampling and Venue Site Sampling by Vincent, Kyle, Dank, Meredith, Jackson, Orla, Zhang, Sheldon X., Liu, Weidi

“…This study estimates the prevalence of young women, defined as women aged 17 and younger, working in Kathmandu Valley's adult entertainment sector. A hybrid…”
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An Exploration into the Lived Experiences of Young People Forced to Beg and Sell Goods in Kampala, Uganda by Moton, Lauren, Dank, Meredith, Liu, Yu-Hsuan, Hughes, Andrea

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Do Substance Use, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Sexual Experiences Vary for Dating Violence Victims Based on Type of Violent Relationships? by Zweig, Janine M., Yahner, Jennifer, Dank, Meredith, Lachman, Pamela

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND We examined whether substance use, psychosocial adjustment, and sexual experiences vary for teen dating violence victims by the type of…”
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