Report on the Incidence of Sex Trafficking in Arizona’s Juvenile Probation Departments

Outline:

The purpose of this study is to capture the rate of occurrence of sex trafficking among juveniles involved in Arizona’s juvenile justice system. Also, recommendations were collected from juvenile probation officers and staff on how the Arizona juvenile probation system can best serve the sex trafficked juveniles on their caseloads. Once the incidence rate of sex trafficking victims among juveniles involved in the Arizona Juvenile Probation System (adjudicated and non-adjudicated) in Arizona was collected, recommendations for targeted services and systems changes were developed in partnership with the Arizona Administrative Office of the Court, which administers the Arizona Juvenile Probation system.