Intersections: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, White Christian Supremacy, and A Path Forward
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2021-05
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The Ohio State University
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This paper proposes that White Christian Supremacy is a harmful ideology that is pervasive within the anti-trafficking movement and is used as justification to criminalize Black girls who are victims of domestic minor sex trafficking. I explain the racist history of the anti-trafficking movement and how those ideas persist in the movement today. I explain current interventions for victims of domestic minor sex trafficking, including Safe Harbor specialized dockets and diversion programs, as well as programs run through non-profit organizations. I argue that organizations operating out of White Christian Supremacy ideology are perpetuating harm and argue in favor of harm-reduction approaches.
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domestic minor sex trafficking, juvenile justice, adultification, Christianity, harm reduction