Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Pamela M. Anderson, Ph. In the last decade, public attention to the problem of commercially sexually exploited children CSEC has grown. This exploratory qualitative study examines adolescent pimping relationships, including how urban youth perceive these types of relationships.
Study data stem from interviews with three young adult informants with first-hand knowledge of adolescent pimping, as well as three gender-specific focus group discussions with a convenience sample of 26 urban high school students who have first- or second-hand knowledge of adolescent pimping.
Findings indicate that respondents believe teen pimping exists in their schools and communities, and that those exploited typically do not self-identify as victims. Respondents also believed that younger pimps are more likely to use violence to induce compliance among the girls they exploit, whereas older pimps are more likely to emotionally manipulate young women into exploitation.
Further, respondents indicated that some young people agreed to exchange or sell sex for money as a favor to their boyfriends or girlfriends, and some young people believed that selling sex is acceptable under certain circumstances. The growing attention to CSEC provides an important opportunity to expand prevention efforts to reach those most affected and at risk for exploitation. Each year, approximately ,, youth are at risk of becoming victims of sexual exploitation in the U.
Department of Justice, While working with urban alternative high schools in a large metropolitan city, we learned about adolescent boys who serve as pimps for girls from the same school. These girls, who view the pimps as their boyfriends, are asked to provide sexual favors to other males as a way to help the young men get money. The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the existing literature by providing some insight into how adolescents in, or familiar with, pimp-controlled relationships perceive them.
