Prostitution and the criminal law

Ashworth talks about the interface between prostitution and the criminal law that has been a controversial social issue for many years. The Wolfenden report of 1957 gave rise to the Street Offences Act 1959, and subsequent reforms included the removal of imprisonment as a sanction for soliciting for...

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Published in:Criminal law review 2014-06 (6), p.397-398
Main Author: Ashworth, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminal law
Equality
European Parliament
Gender equality
Prostitution
Reforms
Women
Women's issues
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Summary:Ashworth talks about the interface between prostitution and the criminal law that has been a controversial social issue for many years. The Wolfenden report of 1957 gave rise to the Street Offences Act 1959, and subsequent reforms included the removal of imprisonment as a sanction for soliciting for prostitution and the criminalization of kerb-crawling. Now people have a further impetus to reform, driven by two strongly-worded reports. First, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament has produced its Report on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (2013/2103 (INI)), known as the Honeyball Report and approved by the European Parliament on Feb 3, 2014. Secondly, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade has produced its report on prostitution (Mar 3, 2014).
ISSN:0011-135X