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August 20, 2013 by SHI Staff

“You just don’t get it!”: Understand the teenage brain and its vulnerability

The average age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation is 13 years old. At this age, the brain has started an important stage of development during which a teenager is gaining vital decision-making skills. A trafficker understands that the teenager is going through pivotal changes and manipulates them during this tender point. They capture them young and create bonds […]

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