Routes of Recruitment: Pimps' Techniques and Other Circumstances That Lead to Street Prostitution

Much of the research on prostitution to date has focused on the risks of working on the streets. However, no research has described the recruitment process for street prostitution. This exploratory study describes some of the main techniques that pimps use to recruit children and women into the trad...

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Published in:Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma maltreatment & trauma, 2007-12, Vol.15 (2), p.1-19
Main Authors: Kennedy, M. Alexis, Klein, Carolin, Bristowe, Jessica T.K., Cooper, Barry S., Yuille, John C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abuse
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Abuse
Drug Addiction
Medical sciences
pimps
Prostitution
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Recruitment
Street prostitution
Victimology
Violence
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Summary:Much of the research on prostitution to date has focused on the risks of working on the streets. However, no research has described the recruitment process for street prostitution. This exploratory study describes some of the main techniques that pimps use to recruit children and women into the trade, including the pretense of love, threats of indebtedness, drug addiction, manipulation, and violence. In addition, social situations that leave women feeling that they have few alternatives to working on the streets are described.
ISSN:1092-6771
1545-083X
DOI:10.1300/J146v15n02_01