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The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. What It Is & How Your Community Can Combat It. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. “Teen Prostitution”. vs. International Boulevard: A Documentary about CSEC. What is Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)?.
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The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children What It Is & How Your Community Can Combat It
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children “Teen Prostitution” vs.
Children at Risk for Recruitment into CSEC: • Are under 18 years old. • Walk alone to school or the store. • Own or have access to the computer. • Are attracted to consumer goods. • Desire to develop romantic relationships. • Sometimes feel insecure. • Feel misunderstood. • Fight with their parents. • Sometimes feel their parents don’t care. • Want more independence. • Test boundaries and takes risks.
Who is at Risk for Recruitment into CSEC? All Children
Risk Factors • Individual • Events in, or characteristics of, an individual’s life • Environmental • Come from a child’s neighborhood or community • Social • The foundation set up in our culture that makes CSEC possible or ways in which our society promotes or perpetuates sexual exploitation
Ways a Child Can Get Recruited • Parents selling children • Violence and force • Kidnapping • Seduction and coercion • Peer recruitment • False advertising for “modeling”, “acting”, “dancing” opportunities • Inter5net enticement through chat rooms or profile-sharing sites
“The game has changed, its not like in my day… These youngsters got no respect for the game… Beat they hos, fight each other….Not like back in my day.” -Filmore Slim also known as “The Pope of Pimping”
The Fundamentals of “the Game” Players • Bottom Girl • Daddy/Boyfriend/ Gorilla/Romeo Pimp • B*$@#/Ho • Trick/Date • Family/Stable • Renegade Where it Happens • Track/Stroll & Circuit Language • Broke/Breaking In • Out of Pocket • Choosing Up • Serving Papers Techniques on the Track • Drop off/pickup • Electronic leash • Spotting
Playing by the Rules • Rules & Practices • Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game” by Pimping Ken • Sold out on Amazon • Some examples: • Don’t chase ‘em, replace ‘em • Prey on the weak • Ain’t no love in this shit • Get into a Ho’s head
Alameda County DA’s 5-Point Strategy to Combat CSEC • Community Outreach & Education • Law Enforcement Training and Intel. Sharing • Prosecuting Traffickers • Engaging Policymakers • Coordinating CSEC Services and Stabilization
Thank You! Human Exploitation & Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Watch -Main Website: www.heat-watch.org -Online Toolkit: Toolkit.heat-watch.org -Facebook.com/ AlamedaCountyDAHEAT -Twitter.com/HEATWatch -Email: info@heat-watch.org National Human Trafficking Resource Center & Hotline: 1-888-3737-888 or text BeFree