Sex Work Flashcards
Selling sex in England and Wales is not illegal however ___ is: (3 points)
- loitering/ soliciting
- keeping/ managing or assisting of a brothel
- buying sex from a prostitute who is subject to force
What are the two pieces of legislation pertaining prostitution
- sexual offences 2003
- policing and crime 2009
Name the three main periods of views and concerns surrounding prostitution
Long legacy of the Victorian era
1950s
Early 20th century
What did the long legacy of the Victorian area entail in terms of views on prostitution
- regulation of working/ w/c bodies
- about women and not men
- prostitutes as evil/ immoral/ deviants
What did the 1950s bring in terms of change surrounding views and legislation regarding prostitution
- wolfenden report/ 1959 street offences act
- street prostitution associated with crime and disorder
- revolving door system - caught, fined, back on street
Early 20th century views on prostitution
- ‘enforced welfarism’
- concern over exploration of migrant workers (trafficking/ modern slavery)
- not all sex workers are victims - victims to workers
What is neo-abolitionism
Purchase of sex is illegal but selling is not
What is decriminalisation
Removal of all laws prohibiting prostitution
What is legalisation
Legal under specific conditions
What are the three broad views on prostitution
Prostitutes as workers
Prostitutes as victims/ being abused
Prostitution as a nuisance
