Prostitution has gone online — and pimps are thriving
With the sale of sex shifting online, today’s pimps are avoiding police detection by using underground websites, social media, mobile apps and even by hiding their ads on mainstream sites such as Craigslist and Backpage. In a first-of-its-kind study, criminologists interviewed 71 pimps in Atlanta and Chicago to determine how their marketing decisions are influenced by police enforcement of online prostitution.
What happens in the lab doesn't have to stay in the lab!
August 15, 2016 | Categories: Ethics, Politics | Tags: behavioral science, criminals, law enforcement, peer reviewed, political issues, science, sex, sexual behavior, social science | 3 Comments

