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68 Vand. L. Rev. 961 (2015)
Filling the Gap: Refining Sex Trafficking Legislation to Address the Problem of Pimping

handle is hein.journals/vanlr68 and id is 983 raw text is: Filling the Gap: Refining Sex Trafficking Legislation to Address the Problem of Pimping I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ 962 II. THE LAW OF SEX TRAFFICKING .......................... 966 A. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act .... ...... 967 B. The TVPA's Effectiveness .................... 969 III. UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROSTITUTION AND SEX TRAFFICKING ............... 972 A. The Sex-Work Model: Separating Volitional Prostitution from Forced Sex Trafficking ............... 972 B. Why Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Are Inherently Linked................ ............... 973 C. The Blurred Line of Consent Between Sex Trafficking and Prostitution ................. 976 IV. THE PROBLEM OF PIMPING ............................. 978 A. The Blurred Line Between Pimps and Sex Traffickers ................... ..... 978 B. An Attempt at Change: H.R. 3887...... ........ 982 V. A NEW APPROACH: THE CREATION OF A FEDERAL OFFENSE FOR PIMPING .......................... ...... 984 A. The New Offense: Inducement and Enticement ...................... ..... 984 B. The Constitutional Foundation for the New Offense .................. ...... 990 VI. CONCLUSION ............................... ....... 995 961