What's anti-social about sex work? The changing representation of prostitution's incivility

This article considers the likely success of recent reforms of prostitution policy by reflecting on a recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation-funded study that examined the experiences of those living and working in areas of street sex work. This empirical work points to some of the dangers of policy fram...

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Published in:Safer communities 2007-02, Vol.6 (1), p.11-17
Main Authors: Scoular, Jane, Pitcher, Jane, Campbell, Rosie, Hubbard, Phil, O'Neill, Maggie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community
Drug use
Prostitution
Public spaces
Quality of life
Reforms
Sex industry
Workers
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Summary:This article considers the likely success of recent reforms of prostitution policy by reflecting on a recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation-funded study that examined the experiences of those living and working in areas of street sex work. This empirical work points to some of the dangers of policy frameworks and techniques of control that continue to situate sex work as antithetical to the cultivation of community safety.
ISSN:1757-8043
2042-8774
DOI:10.1108/17578043200700003