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to quarter, ranging from 2-6%. Under-representation of Hispanic-Latino continues to persist throughout this year which may be related to accessibility of services.
High-Risk Factor Composite Profile:
While other measures which are expected to vary as natural factors in the environment influence (rates of service, identification/referral populations, etc.) our measures of risk- factors remain consistent in a statistically significant way. This both indicates the strong validity of this measure and the optimum profile of factors that contribute to identification of high-risk youth. The value of this is two-fold in it’s capacity to both guide training on commonly indicating risk-factors while at the same time highlighting risk-factors that may go often unnoticed.
As was accounted for from last year with some minor variance, certain general interpretations can made (Fig. 5). Among the factors most commonly exploited by traffickers are history of child sexual abuse, multiple sexual partners, and CPS involvement - with CPS involvement incapsulating a number of identified historical risk- factors including home/family instability and the abuse itself. Secondary indicators of significance include truancy, juvenile court involvement, posting pictures and meeting others online and completing work against their will - all of which are present in nearly half of all cases. Other common vulnerabilities are present in a third of all cases including mental health needs and drug use. The intersectionality of these factors should considered. This pattern and trend recognition may assist in the development of weighted indicators for high-risk profiles and the beginning of predictive analysis. Looking at life-attributes most commonly reported as indicators of high-risk, potential grooming, and undisclosed exploitation; we are finding that those which are most consistently predictive or likely to be identifiable include: History of Sexual Abuse, Multiple Sexual Partners, Runaway Behavior, CPS and Juvenile Court Involvement. Consistent among this grouping of risk-factors, are several broadly predictive narrative indicators. The most clear among these is that sexual abuse elevates vulnerabilities
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