L’accompagnement des mineures en situation de prostitution : mission impossible ?

Abstract

Our research on the functioning of the criminal activity of pimping minors and the sessions organised as a result of this research have highlighted several processes that contribute to hindering the support of minors in prostitution. These are linked in particular to the identification of similarities, if not a mirror effect, between what the young people put in place and the reaction of those who try to offer them support measures.The presentation of these elements and of the blockages that can result from them will make it possible to open up avenues for reflection on how to defuse them. This may involve the development of collective spaces and the identification of a temporality specific to the minors concerned, which is often difficult to reconcile with that of the professionals in contact with them.

Keywords

• social work
• prostitution
• accompaniment
• pimping