1. Ineffective Legislation
1.1. Criminalizing solely the women
1.1.1. Lengthy prison sentences.
1.2. Lenient sentences for the pimps and the people behind the scene
2. Lack of Education and Awearness
2.1. Women in Illegal Prostitution
2.1.1. Lack of choice & resources
2.1.1.1. Economic
2.1.1.2. Social
2.1.1.3. Familial
2.2. Pimps & Traffickers
2.2.1. Believing that they can cheat the law
2.3. Lawmakers
2.3.1. Believing that women are the problem and not the costumers.
2.3.2. Legislating women's bodies.
3. Aftermath of Historical Events
3.1. Slavery
3.1.1. Segregation of black neighborhoods with few economic opportunities and fewer ways of making a living.
3.1.2. Racist Ideologies that believes African American women are less than white women therefore it is okay to sexually exploit them.
3.1.3. Experiences of slave owners raping slaves.
3.2. Gold Rush
3.2.1. Asian women were trafficked to California specifically to serve as prostitutes for the men involved in the gold mining business.
3.3. WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War
3.3.1. Asian women were forced to serve as sexual servants to US Soldiers
3.4. Sexual Colonization
3.4.1. Hispanic women who came to the US illegally were often taken advantage of while working on plantations.
4. Media Portrayal
4.1. Pornography
4.1.1. Furthers the fetishization of certain racial groups.
4.2. Movies & TV Shows
4.2.1. Objectification of girls and women of color as sexual and submissive beings.