Research on the Sexual Exploitation of Boys and Young Men: a UK scoping study, a summary of the findings
Citation: C McNaughton Nicholls, E Cockbain, H Brayley, S Harvey, C Fox, C Paskell, M Ashby, K Gibson, N Jago. 2014. Research on the Sexual Exploitation of Boys and Young Men: a UK scoping study, a summary of the findings. Barkingside: Barnardos.
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Despite growing interest in the UK and internationally in child sexual exploitation (CSE), policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and the media have tended to focus primarily on female victims. Consequently, the sexual exploitation of young males has been largely overlooked: remarkably little is known about this group, their experiences, vulnerabilities or support needs. The purpose of this document is to provide a brief synthesis of key findings from recent exploratory research on the sexual exploitation of young males in the UK.