Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries. From illicit vice to lawful business find, read and cite all the research you need on. Laws are also in place to punish those who arrange prostitution, or benefit from it in any way. Dec 21, 2012 at the same time, however, several other nations have recently decriminalized prostitution. Read the fulltext online edition of legalizing prostitution. To solicit customers or transport persons for prostitution purposes. Legalizing prostitution maps out the current terrain. Some counties in nevada allow prostitution, while others still do in 1967, europe was known for its prostitution, and mainly for its six floor eros center. International approaches to decriminalising or legalising. Legalising prostitution is not the answer julie bindel. From illicit vice to lawful business find, read and. Legalizing prostitution lowers violence and disease.
Worker rights and health protection for prostitutes. Dec 01, 2011 legalizing prostitution provides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and redlight landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government, presenting a rich and novel portrait of the multifaceted world of legal sex for sale. From illicit vice to lawful business in recent years, america has witnessed major trends in the normalization of some. Is legalizing prostitution the best way to tackle sex trafficking. While sex work has long been controversial, it has become even more contested over the past decade as laws, policies, and enforcement practices have become more repressive in many nations, partly as a result of the ascendancy of interest groups committed to the total abolition of the sex industry. The impact of legalizing prostitution on violent crime. As the only state with legal prostitution, nevada is the only place in the u. From illicit vice to lawful business from illicit vice to lawful business new yorklondon. In 2012 he published a book on legal prostitution systems, legalizing prostitution. Legalizing prostitution from illicit vice to lawful business ronald weitzer new york university press 2012 isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Justia legal dictionary prostitution and commercialized vice prostitution and commercialized vice the unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual activities for profit. Jul 28, 2015 prostitution is the criminal act of providing, or offering to provide, sexual services in exchange for compensation.
Should the government collect taxes from prostitution. At one extreme, prostitution or sex work is legal in some places and regarded as a profession, while at the other extreme, it is a crime punishable by death in some other places. Using america as a backdrop, weitzer draws on extensive field research in the netherlands, belgium, and germany to illustrate alternatives to americanstyle criminalization of sex workers. The researchers seoyeong cho of the german institute for economic research, axel dreher of the university of heidelberg and. From illicit vice to lawful business argues that current laws simply force the sex economy undergroundplacing hookers in greater danger. This article appeared in the leaders section of the print edition under the headline sex is their business reuse this. Yet george carlins question in the epigraph above remains apt. Legalized prostitution as a business takes place in legal brothels within the business industry. Apr 24, 2012 while positive outcomes are by no means automatic or guaranteed, i find that legal, wellregulated prostitution can be superior to blanket criminalization.
Few activities, apart from prostitution, are criminalized just because money is exchanged. Weitzer, criminologist and professor of sociology at george washington university, provides an erudite overview of sex work and detailed case studies of three cities with redlight districts. Legalizing prostitution provides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and redlight landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government, presenting a rich and novel portrait of the multifaceted world of legal sex for saleprovided by publisher. Yet this folk wisdom is just thata narrow, surface understanding that does not come close to recognizing. The bill would provide that for solicitation make solicitation for prostitution, if the person who was solicited was a minor at the time of the offense, and if the defendant knew or should have known that the person who was solicited was a minor at the time of the offense, the violation is offense, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail.
From illicit vice to lawful business argues that current laws simply force the sex economy undergroundplacing hookers in. Legalizing prostitutionprovides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and redlight landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government, presenting a rich and novel portrait of the multifaceted world of legal sex for sale. Does legalized prostitution increase human trafficking. Prostitution fulfills freemarket political philosophies. Criminal law prostitution and commercialized vice justia. Legalizing prostitution provides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and redlight landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government, presenting a rich and novel portrait of the multifaceted world of legal sex for sale. Legal establishments, incidentally, constitute only.
Samuel lee petra persson june 27, 2012 abstract the e. That seems to be the consensus among readers of our new piece on trafficking in the u. From illicit vice to lawful business in recent years, america has witnessed major trends in the normalization of some types of vice or previously. Jul 02, 2010 legalising prostitution is not the answer julie bindel an evaluation of swedish law shows that criminalising the purchase, but not the sale, of sex has been a great success. We argue theoretically that neither legalization nor criminalization can simultaneously protect voluntary prostitutes and unambiguously reduce. Prostitution and commercialized vice the unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual activities for profit. Prostitution sex is their business leaders the economist. Legalised brothels improve the quality of life for people who live and work in areas currently frequented by prostitutes. These 15 countries took a step to legalize prostitution providing sex workers with health and social benefits. Legalizing prostitution helps cleanup red light districts.
Ten reasons for not legalizing prostitution and a legal. Trafficking in women for forced prostitution is a lucrative business for the pimps and procurers. Brothels can be licensed only in specified areas distant from houses and schools. Prostitution law varies widely from country to country, and between jurisdictions within a country. Prostitution may be a grubby business, but its not the governments. Review of ten reasons for not legalizing prostitution and a. Prostitution and commercialized vice legal dictionary. Ronald weitzer is a professor of sociology at george washington university and the author of legalizing prostitution. I approach this idea by comparing oecd countries with varying levels of legalization of prostitution against one another. Jan 02, 2014 a 2012 study published in world development, does legalized prostitution increase human trafficking. Outshoorn and others published ronald weitzer, legalizing prostitution. New york university press, 2012, isbn 9780814794630. For the majority, prostitution has proved very hard to get out of, particularly since many women enter it at a very young age. We show that individuals tends to justify prostitution more in countries where it is legal or regulated and less in countries where it is prohibited.
Prostitution is legal in some countries, but it isnt illegal in others either. From illicit vice to lawful business ronald weitzer takes a comprehensive look at prostitution in a variety of contexts specifically examining the legal structures which make it legal or illegal. From illicit vice to lawful business reprint by weitzer, ronald isbn. Legalization of vice does not put an end to the matter, even when it can be shown that reform has certain benefits, as in the case of medical marijuana. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Raymond published in simultaneously in hard copy in journal of trauma practice, 2, 2003. Ronald weitzer is professor of sociology at george washington university and author of legalizing prostitution. Prostitution as a business is unethical because of the sexual violence and danger. I analyze prostitution policy changes regarding worker rights and health protection for legal. Prostitution definition, examples, cases, processes. Pro prostitution feminists hold that prostitution and other forms of sex work can be valid choices for women and men who choose to engage in it.