Prostitution regulation: monitoring strategies and their implications for sex workers.

Permanent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002740
Title:
Prostitution regulation : monitoring strategies and their implications for sex workers
Creator:
Byron, Jamie (Author)
Contributor:
Manning, Peter K. (Advisor)
Farrell, Amy (Committee member)
Drakulich, Kevin M. (Committee member)
Publisher:
Boston, Massachusetts : Northeastern University, 2012
Date Accepted:
December 2012
Date Awarded:
May 2013
Type of resource:
Text
Genre:
Masters theses
Format:
electronic
Digital origin:
born digital
Abstract/Description:
With the goal of determining the most appropriate and effective methods of monitoring prostitution, this paper explores current legislation and its effect on prostitutes, clients, and communities. After a brief discussion of proposed justifications for the criminalization of prostitution, and the implications of legislating morality, the lifestyles and difficulties faced by women working in the sex industry will be addressed. These topics will culminate in a discussion of the various law enforcement and non-law enforcement strategies that are used to monitor prostitution, and the effectiveness and moral implications of these methods. This analysis leads the author to conclude that prostitutes, clients, and communities would strongly benefit from the legalization or decriminalization of prostitution.
Subjects and keywords:
client-centered
policing
prevention
prostitution
prostitution-centered
public health
Criminology
Gender and Sexuality
Work, Economy and Organizations
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17760/d20002740
Permanent Link:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002740
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