The dominant understanding in the United States of the relationship between pimps and minors involved in commercial sex is that it is one of "child sex trafficking," in which pimps lure girls into prostitution, then control, exploit, and brutalize them. Such narratives of oppression typically depend on postarrest testimonials by former prostitutes and pimps in punishment and rescue institutions. The findings of the current study suggest that a holistic understanding of the factors that push minors into sex work and keep them there is needed to design and implement effective policy and services for this population. (Publisher abstract modified)
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