The Impact of Safe Harbor Legislation on Court Proceedings Involving Sex Trafficked Youth: A Qualitative Investigation of Judicial Perspectives

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12519
• Published date: 01 October 2020
• Date: 01 October 2020

ERRATUM

THE IMPACT OF SAFE HARBOR LEGISLATION ON COURT

PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING SEX TRAFFICKED YOUTH: A

QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF JUDICIAL PERSPECTIVES

In Sprang et al. (2020), the article was published with an incomplete author list and biography.

They are completely listed below.

Ginny Sprang, Jennifer Cole, Christine Leistner, and Sarah Ascienzo.

Ginny Sprang, Ph.D., is a Professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry at the

University of Kentucky, and the Executive Director of the UK Center on Trauma and Children.

Dr. Sprang’s work investigates child trauma, the commercial sexual exploitation of minors, victimi-

zation, and secondary traumatic stress. Her work involves the creation of translational tools, and

development and implementation of evidence based practices to treat those exposed to these trau-

matic experiences.

Jennifer Cole, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug

and Alcohol Research with an appointment in the College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral

Science. She is also affiliated with the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children.

Dr. Cole’s research interests are victimization and substance abuse.

Christine Leistner, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health and

Health Services Administration at California State University, Chico. Dr. Leistner is a public health

scientist with a focus in the areas of sexual assault, sex trafficking of minors, childhood adversity

and trauma, and sexual and relationship well-being. Dr. Leistner is an active member of the Society

for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and is a Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission

Member in Butte County, CA. She is also involved in local-level organizational efforts focused on

preventing childhood trauma and improving public health outcomes related to trauma in Butte

County, CA.

Sarah Ascienzo, Ph.D., LCSW is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at North

Carolina State University. Dr. Ascienzo’s work is aimed at mitigating the adverse impact of direct

and indirect trauma exposure on individuals and communities. Her research primarily focuses on

issues related to treatment outcomes, implementation, vicarious trauma, and the role of social con-

text in trauma responses. Dr. Ascienzo’s research, training and implementation activities are

informed by over 15 years of clinical practice experience, during which she worked extensively with

child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth who had experienced complex trauma and sexual

violence.

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We apologize for this error.

REFERENCE

Sprang, G., Cole, J., Leistner, C., & Ascienzo, S. (2020). The impact of safe harbor legislation on court proceedings involving

sex trafficked youth: A qualitative investigation of judicialperspectives. Fami ly Cour t Revie w, 58(3), 816–831.

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