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Young people's self-reported experiences of sexual exploitation and sexual violence: a view from Northern Ireland

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Abstract

The issue of young people's experiences of sexual exploitation and sexual violence has received increasing political and media attention within recent years. However, whilst many studies have identified this to be an emerging issue of concern, the collation of prevalence data on the extent of these issues is still very much in its infancy. In this article we report on the findings of a large-scale project on the sexual exploitation of young people, undertaken in Northern Ireland from 2009 to 2011. The article primarily explores young people's self-reported experiences of sexual violence and exploitation, collated from their responses to a module of questions placed in the 2010 Young Life and Times Survey. The quantitative dataset from the survey covers both prevalence of sexually exploitative experiences and young people's reports about the type of individuals perpetrating these incidents. This dataset is illustrated and contextualised with reference to the qualitative findings from interviews with young people and professionals conducted as part of the wider sexual exploitation study. The article concludes with a consideration of the implications of the findings, with particular reference to the need for further preventative work in this field. © 2013 © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 430-445

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Journal of Youth Studies (Volume 17, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 12/07/2013
  • Published - 13/08/2013

Publication status

Published - 13/08/2013

ISSN

1367-6261

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624477
  • Scopus: 84894260298

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