Use of drugs and criminal behaviour among female adolescent prostitutes in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
| Autor: | Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi, John Lekan Oyefara, Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Criminal behaviour 030505 public health Sex Industries General Social Sciences Sex workers Female adolescent Criminology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) Research studies medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology Psychiatry |
| Zdroj: | Contemporary Social Science. 11:347-361 |
| ISSN: | 2158-205X 2158-2041 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21582041.2016.1243255 |
| Popis: | This paper demonstrates that a sizeable number of adolescent girls are often involved in the use of drugs in their various sex industries. There is much controversy as to whether criminal activities among the sex workers are influenced by drugs use. Cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews were adopted to generate data from respondents. Findings show that sex workers are frequently engaged in drug use and criminality but their engagement in criminal activities is not significantly influenced by the use of drugs. The study recommends an urgent need to design and implement effective research studies, policies, prevention and intervention programmes to deal with the intricacies associated with drug use and criminality among adolescent girls in Nigeria. |
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