Substance abuse and survival prostitution : co-occurrence and interaction of risk factors

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dc.contributor.advisor Schneider, Stephen, 1963-
dc.creator Bayliss, Amanda Katherine
dc.date.accessioned 2016-07-22T14:25:04Z
dc.date.available 2016-07-22T14:25:04Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/26607
dc.description 1 online resource (47 p.)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-47).
dc.description.abstract This thesis explores factors that put young women at risk of criminal and potentially self-destructive behaviour. To accomplish this, the thesis will use the theoretical framework of developmental criminology, which will help to identify risk factors among pre-adolescent and adolescent girls that can indicate a predisposition to prostitution. A review of the extant literature suggests that child sexual abuse, substance abuse, and homelessness are the most common risk factors that lead to involvement in the sex trade for young women. The literature also indicates that the relationship between these sex trade risk factors are not symmetrical but causal. In particular, childhood sexual abuse and trauma can lead to substance abuse and homelessness. A better understanding of these risk factors and their complicated relationship may lend itself to the development of preventative measures customized to combat both substance abuse and survival prostitution. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title Substance abuse and survival prostitution : co-occurrence and interaction of risk factors en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Bachelor of Arts (Honours Sociology)
thesis.degree.level Undergraduate
thesis.degree.discipline Sociology and Criminology
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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