for yes juvenile was intoxicated, 0 for no if juvenile is not intoxicated (sober), 98 for not
applicable and 99 for unknown/DK. Additionally, a dichotomous variable measures
whether or not the police perceived the juvenile to be mentally ill. This variable is coded
1 for yes there was mention of the police perception that the juvenile was mentally ill, 0
for no the police did not perceive the juvenile to be mentally ill, 98 for not applicable and
99 for unknown/DK.
A dichotomous variable measures whether or not the officer has had any
specialized training relevant to juvenile prostitution cases. Yes responses are coded 1, no
responses are coded 0, not applicable (98) and unknown/ don’t know is coded 99.
Situational Characteristics of Case: Five dichotomous dummy variables measure
police perceptions of the specific nature of the case, including whether police perceived
the juvenile’s involvement in prostitution to be exploitative, the juvenile to be under the
power or control of another individual, the juvenile to be in imminent danger, injured or
harmed, whether some other factor(s) contributed to or was responsible for the youth’s
involvement in prostitution and if law enforcement perceived the youth as able to consent
to sexual relations. Each variable is coded 1 for yes, 0 for no, 98 for not applicable and
99 for unknown/DK.
A nominal variable captures the type of prostitution the juvenile was engaged in
during the incident in which the police responded to. Each case will be coded with one of
the following types of prostitution: Street prostitute with pimp; Street, homeless or
runaway youth (survival sex); Business front (massage parlor, escort service,
dancers/clubs, brothel); Hotel, bar, call-girl prostitution; Gang related; Trafficked for
purposes of prostitution; Prostituted by family member; Youth living at home (to earn $$
for luxuries/excitement); unknown (missing data).
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