413047-Underground-Commercial-Sex-Economy

Introduction and Review of the Literature ................................................................................................ 130
Respondent Demographics ........................................................................................................................ 132
Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... 133
Respondent Perspectives ....................................................................................................................... 134
Entry Into Pimping ..................................................................................................................................... 136
Family Experience .................................................................................................................................. 137
Neighborhood Context ........................................................................................................................... 139
Mentorship .............................................................................................................................................. 140
Recruitment by Women ......................................................................................................................... 140
Drug Dealing to Pimping........................................................................................................................ 142
Legality in a Foreign Country ................................................................................................................ 142
Self-Perception and Emotional Motivations ......................................................................................... 143
Women Who Pimp ................................................................................................................................. 143
Summary of Respondent Paths to Pimping .......................................................................................... 144
Perceptions of Business-Related Risk ........................................................................................................ 145
Fears of Arrest......................................................................................................................................... 145
Fears of Personal Safety ......................................................................................................................... 147
Fears Around Employee Safety .............................................................................................................. 148
Summary of Perceived Risk ................................................................................................................... 149
Chapter Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 149
Chapter 6
Networks, Relationships, and Management of Pimping ....................................................150
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 150
Actors in the Underground Sex Market ..................................................................................................... 152
Pimps ....................................................................................................................................................... 152
Bottom ..................................................................................................................................................... 153
Non-Sex Worker Partners and Employees ........................................................................................... 154
Sex Worker Employees ........................................................................................................................... 155
Customers ............................................................................................................................................... 156
Employee Recruitment ............................................................................................................................... 157
Demographics of Recruited Individuals ................................................................................................ 158
Race ...................................................................................................................................................... 158
Age ....................................................................................................................................................... 160
Personal History .................................................................................................................................. 161
Locations of Recruitment ....................................................................................................................... 163
Neighborhoods and Social Networks ................................................................................................. 164
Clubs or Bars ....................................................................................................................................... 164
External Neighborhoods ..................................................................................................................... 165
Internet ................................................................................................................................................ 165
On the Track ........................................................................................................................................ 165
School, Mall, and Transit Stations ..................................................................................................... 165
Methods of Recruitment ........................................................................................................................ 166
Romantic or Sexual Relationships ..................................................................................................... 167
Mutual Dependency ............................................................................................................................ 168
Monetizing Sex .................................................................................................................................... 168
Appeal of Associated Lifestyle ............................................................................................................ 169
Reputation ........................................................................................................................................... 169
Women in Recruitment .......................................................................................................................... 170
Choosing Fees .......................................................................................................................................... 171
Summary of Employee Recruitment ...................................................................................................... 171
Management of Work Relationships .......................................................................................................... 171
Rules ........................................................................................................................................................ 172
Drugs and Alcohol ............................................................................................................................... 172
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