NCJ Number
141122
Date Published
1992
Length
87 pages
Annotation
This book intends to help organizations and individuals understand the problem of child prostitution and to provide better services to address this problem in their communities.
Abstract
This material is not the result of a scientific study; rather it examines a few case histories of female juvenile prostitutes and pimps. Chapter 1 provides the reader with select case histories from 14 interviews with female prostitutes and 6 male pimps. The discussion addresses strategies for procuring and "pimping" juvenile prostitutes, how juvenile prostitutes and pimps entered into the system of prostitution, how they sustained themselves there, and how they viewed those who came to them for services. Chapter 2 discusses how to identify the extent of the child prostitution problem within a community and establish a program to better address that problem. The 11 steps are to conduct a needs assessment, lay out a program plan, select a board of directors, examine legal requirements and statutes, develop a budget, raise funds to support the program, hire professional staff members, locate volunteers and support services, educate the public, coordinate with other programs and build a referral network, and implement the program. Three essential services profiled are prevention education, streetwork outreach, and transitional living arrangements. Chapter 3 provides a case study of the Paul and Lisa Program, Inc., and its work with juvenile prostitutes in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Appended prostitute matrix, pimp matrix, resource list, and sample forms for the execution of a program to help victims of child prostitution.