In Los Angeles, 85 percent of the youth picked up by law enforcement in sex trafficking raids have a history with child protective services, according to a new reportthat provides details on how the county serves exploited youth in the wake of new California laws.
The Los Angeles County report offers a look at how the county is faring with the implementation of laws pertaining to the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Researchers from California State University, Los Angeles and the National Center for Youth Law shared statistics and analysis of exploited girls and women being served through child welfare or probation.
In 2014, Los Angeles County implemented a new First Responder Protocol (FRP) to guide interactions between law enforcement and sexually exploited youth. The new system helps law enforcement identify trafficking victims and collaborate with other agencies to help those youth escape exploitation and heal from their trauma, while focusing on holding exploiters and buyers accountable.
Since then, 361 exploited children and teens have been “recovered” by law enforcement – meaning they were picked up but not arrested in the course of raids on adult traffickers. All but two of them are female, and 71 percent are black.
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