Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Foreword: Researching Gang-Organized Juvenile Prostitution: Contributions and Challenges

Introduction

1 What Is a Street Gang and How Is It Organized?

2 What Motivates Boys to Join Street Gangs? How Do They Become Members?

3 What Is the Status of Girls in Street Gangs?

4 How Do Gangs Recruit Girls for Prostitution?

5 What Is the Typical Profile of a Prostituted Girl?

6 What Are the Characteristics of Street Gang-Controlled Prostitution Rings?

7 Who Are the Clients of Juvenile Prostitution? Why Are They Interested in Minors?

8 Why Is It So Difficult to Dismantle Juvenile Prostitution Rings?

9 How Are Street Gangs Linked to Organized Crime?

10 Why Is It Hard for Girls to Testify against Pimps and Clients?

11 What After-Effects Do Prostituted Girls Experience?

12 How Can These Girls Be Helped?

13 How Can Girls Be Prevented from Getting into Prostitution?

14 What about Prevention for Gang-Prone Boys?

Conclusion

Appendices

1 Juvenile Prostitution, the Criminal Code, and the Justice System in Canada

2 Study Methodology

Notes

Bibliography

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