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Sex trafficking doesn't look like it does in the movies. Psychology reveals where exploitation really starts and what science says we can do to stop it.

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RUCHIR AGARWAL is a cofounder of the Global Talent Fund and the director of the Raj Center at Columbia University. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do ...