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Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Sex Trafficking of Minors: Associations with Gender, Race, and U.S. Region
Author(s) -
Cole Jennifer,
Sprang Ginny,
Leistner Christine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/jfcj.12174
Subject(s) - juvenile , consistency (knowledge bases) , race (biology) , context (archaeology) , psychology , association (psychology) , juvenile court , family court , criminology , juvenile delinquency , political science , social psychology , law , gender studies , sociology , geography , genetics , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , psychotherapist , biology
Juvenile and family court judges are a professional group that have a significant amount of decision‐making power in cases of sex trafficking of minors. The purpose of this project is to examine the association of juvenile and family court judges’ gender, race, and U.S. region with their attitudes and knowledge about sex trafficking of minors. Drawing from a survey of 55 juvenile and family court judges in the U.S., this study used standardized scales to measure attitudes and knowledge about child sex trafficking. Results indicate some differences by gender and geography in a sample of experienced judges across the U.S. The consistency of these findings are discussed in the context of other research and implications for targeted training.