Interviews with 25 ex- pimps from Chicago compiled by Jody Raphael, senior research fellow at the Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center at the DePaul University College of Law, and co-author Brenda Myers-Powell, opens a window into further understanding the inner workings of the sex trade.
Most pimps had family members or friends that were involved in the sex trade and started working in the business as young as 15-years-old.
Read the study here.
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