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Direct linkSurratt, Hilary L.; Inciardi, James A.; Kurtz, Steven P.; Kiley, Marion C. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
This article examines the subculture of violence thesis as it relates to female street sex workers in Miami. Interview and focus group methods were used to study the intersections of childhood trauma, drug use, and violent victimization among 325 women. Using targeted sampling, crack- and heroin-using sex workers were recruited through street…
Descriptors: Violence, Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Use
