Research The human trafficking of juveniles is a nationwide issue and effects children of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. Although the number of juveniles exploited for sex continues to rise in the United States, the research is fairly new, so there is a lack of evidence for interventions (Sapiro, 2016, p. 100). Gathering precise data is difficult for multiple reasons, but what is known about the thousands of youths that are trafficked each year in the Unites States is that the average age of a victim is fourteen years old (Boxill, 2007, p. 140). Human trafficking has a revenue that varies between fourteen to twenty billion dollars a year and many victims are hesitant to come forward and seek help because they believe their life
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108). Saprio (2016) conducted a qualitative research study with the intent of understanding the subjective perspective, experiences, beliefs of professionals that come into contact with human trafficking victims (p. 103). The researchers used snowball sampling to obtain their twenty key stakeholders. The researchers considered stakeholders to be anyone that work with this population, so the sample consisted of law enforcement, child welfare workers, employees from non-profit organizations, and educators (Sapiro, 2016, p.103). Face-to-face interviews were conducted in order to discuss best interventions strategies based on the key stakeholder’s experiences with youth human trafficking …show more content…
Rutherford stated that CASA of San Francisco’s court report is not much different than the general one that the National CASA Association provides and requires to be completed (personal communication, December 7,2016). CASA of San Francisco, kept all the required information from the original court report, but attaches a separate document that provides the judge with how the client is doing in school, if they are compliment with treatment, whether it be therapy, drug and alcohol treatment, or probation (J. Rutherford, personal communication, December 7,2016). The separate document also contains information about CASA worker’s most recent visit with client and any opinions and/or requests that they might have about their situation. J. Rutherford communicated that the judges in their human trafficking court rooms, give CASA workers the chance to speak, in which they utilize it to praise the client for their strides and also vocalize the client’s desires (personal communication, December 7,2016). According to J. Rutherford, the clients love when their CASA worker informs the judge of their wants because some get nervous speaking to the judge directly (personal communication, December 7,2016). When the CASA workers initiates the conversation about the client’s opinions, the judge usually than turns to the client for more detail and validation (J. Rutherford, personal communication, December
108). Saprio (2016) conducted a qualitative research study with the intent of understanding the subjective perspective, experiences, beliefs of professionals that come into contact with human trafficking victims (p. 103). The researchers used snowball sampling to obtain their twenty key stakeholders. The researchers considered stakeholders to be anyone that work with this population, so the sample consisted of law enforcement, child welfare workers, employees from non-profit organizations, and educators (Sapiro, 2016, p.103). Face-to-face interviews were conducted in order to discuss best interventions strategies based on the key stakeholder’s experiences with youth human trafficking …show more content…
Rutherford stated that CASA of San Francisco’s court report is not much different than the general one that the National CASA Association provides and requires to be completed (personal communication, December 7,2016). CASA of San Francisco, kept all the required information from the original court report, but attaches a separate document that provides the judge with how the client is doing in school, if they are compliment with treatment, whether it be therapy, drug and alcohol treatment, or probation (J. Rutherford, personal communication, December 7,2016). The separate document also contains information about CASA worker’s most recent visit with client and any opinions and/or requests that they might have about their situation. J. Rutherford communicated that the judges in their human trafficking court rooms, give CASA workers the chance to speak, in which they utilize it to praise the client for their strides and also vocalize the client’s desires (personal communication, December 7,2016). According to J. Rutherford, the clients love when their CASA worker informs the judge of their wants because some get nervous speaking to the judge directly (personal communication, December 7,2016). When the CASA workers initiates the conversation about the client’s opinions, the judge usually than turns to the client for more detail and validation (J. Rutherford, personal communication, December