Human Trafficking of American Girls: A Repetitive Cycle By: Kristen Bailey ’12

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that, “293,000 American youth are currently at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation” (USDJ). Teenage girls are lured into illegal and forced prostitution at young ages by men and boys known as “pimps” who use the girls’ vulnerable pasts to coerce them into “the life.” The pimp targets at-risk American teenagers with histories of trauma and through a specific cycle,... Read More