Whether it’s outdated legislation, trivial deterrence measures, or limited resources for oversight, traffickers in the illicit massage industry are doing business with minimal risk in the marketplace. If we want to disrupt their bottom line, then we have to reform the regulatory environment in which they are operating.
We reviewed massage ordinances from cities around the country and conducted interviews with police departments, city councils, and code enforcement officials to find the common elements in jurisdictions that have successfully deterred IMBs from operating there.
