Exposing the economics of sex trafficking in the U.S.

Name: Exposing the economics of sex trafficking in the U.S.
Uploaded: 2014-03-12T23:57:57Z
Duration: P310S
Description: A landmark study funded by the Justice Department estimates that the underground sex industry in each of seven U.S. cities generates between $40 million to nearly $300 million a year. Hari Sreenivasan talks to the lead author of the report, Meredith Dank of the Urban Institute.

Clip: 03/12/2014 | 5m 10s

A landmark study funded by the Justice Department estimates that the underground sex industry in each of seven U.S. cities generates between $40 million to nearly $300 million a year. Hari Sreenivasan talks to the lead author of the report, Meredith Dank of the Urban Institute.

Aired: 03/12/14

Rating: NR

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