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Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major US Cities

NCJ Number
245295
Date Published
March 2014
Length
350 pages
Annotation
This study examined the size and structure of the underground commercial sex economy (UCSE) in eight major U.S. cities.
Abstract
NIJ-funded researchers at the Urban Institute have completed a study of the underground commercial sex economy in eight cities--Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Seattle, San Diego, and Washington, DC. The study is a first step toward building scientific understanding of the illicit sex market.

Date Published: March 1, 2014