Caught Out There -- Young Women on the Streets
New America Media, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, 
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, Commentary, Various Authors//Photos + Graphics: TaSin Sabir, Illustrations: Marina Perez-Wong//Video: TaSin Sabir and Min Lee Posted: May 17, 2007
Editor's Note: Oakland, California -- a traditional epicenter of the pimp game made infamous by movies like The Mack in the 70's and rappers like Too Short in the 80's and 90's, has seen a marked increase in the number of teenage females arrested for prostitution, mirroring a nationwide trend. While state and local law enforcement recently promised a crackdown on pimping, there are still few services for young women. Caught Out There -- Young Women on the Streets is an intimate look at the experiences these girls have on the streets of Oakland, in their own words.
A case manager who works with young prostitutes and two former working girls discuss the current geography of teen prostitution.
Because she loved her boyfriend/pimp Samone would have done anything for him -- defying her mother, being arrested and getting stabbed was just a part of the game.
While many young women choose pimps or have pimps force them into the street life, some of these female hustlers go into business for themselves.
According to youth advocates and law enforcement officials, there has been a marked increase in juvenile prostitution arrests in the Bay Area.
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