When the child is considered to be a criminal, the chances of the real perpetrator of the offence - namely the child's client or trafficker - being apprehended are minimal.
如果把儿童当成罪犯，那么真正对这些犯罪负有责任的人――即儿童的嫖客或贩运者――被捉拿归案的可能性便很小。