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Talk Book Discussion : The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
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2EadieB
Here's some info I found:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/11/prostitution-legalised-sex...
Pimps appeal to individuals’ emotional dependencies and economic needs through “finesse pimping.” The study found that different forms of coercion and fraud, sometimes independent or even free of physical violence, are used by pimps to recruit and control employees. These forms of coercion and fraud included feigning romantic interest, emphasizing mutual dependency between pimp and employee, discouraging women from “having sex for free,” promising material comforts, and establishing a reputation as a “good” pimp.
Nearly one-third of the pimps interviewed said they entered the underground commercial sex economy because they grew up around it. Exposure to sex work as children made the trade seem like a normal, achievable means to earn a living. Studies have suggested that individuals that grew up in neighborhoods where prostitution was prevalent or have family members engaged in sex work sometimes enter the field. Other research has found that individuals working in other illegal underground economies, such as drug dealing, sometimes move into the facilitation of underground sex markets
Does Legalizing Prostitution Work?
Not only does sex work become safer when it is regulated, but legalization also works to weed out the black market that exists for prostitution, thereby making women safer overall. ... Not only that, but studies indicate that legalizing prostitution can increase human trafficking.
However, the legalization of prostitution will not reduce the share of trafficked prostitutes to zero. First, there may be insufficient supply among domestic or legally residing foreign individuals, given the risky and unattractive nature of prostitution which persists even after legalization.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/11/prostitution-legalised-sex...
Pimps appeal to individuals’ emotional dependencies and economic needs through “finesse pimping.” The study found that different forms of coercion and fraud, sometimes independent or even free of physical violence, are used by pimps to recruit and control employees. These forms of coercion and fraud included feigning romantic interest, emphasizing mutual dependency between pimp and employee, discouraging women from “having sex for free,” promising material comforts, and establishing a reputation as a “good” pimp.
Nearly one-third of the pimps interviewed said they entered the underground commercial sex economy because they grew up around it. Exposure to sex work as children made the trade seem like a normal, achievable means to earn a living. Studies have suggested that individuals that grew up in neighborhoods where prostitution was prevalent or have family members engaged in sex work sometimes enter the field. Other research has found that individuals working in other illegal underground economies, such as drug dealing, sometimes move into the facilitation of underground sex markets
Does Legalizing Prostitution Work?
Not only does sex work become safer when it is regulated, but legalization also works to weed out the black market that exists for prostitution, thereby making women safer overall. ... Not only that, but studies indicate that legalizing prostitution can increase human trafficking.
However, the legalization of prostitution will not reduce the share of trafficked prostitutes to zero. First, there may be insufficient supply among domestic or legally residing foreign individuals, given the risky and unattractive nature of prostitution which persists even after legalization.
3Carol420
You know there is that thing in the Constitution about the pursuit of happiness...lot of "happy" people out there.) Seriously...>2 EadieB: info is correct. A lot of it is being treated like any other business venture now. My husband worked vice for about 5 years and even at that time some of the "girls" were better provided for than the people that worked in some of the corporate offices n the same block. I'm not saying I would vote for it...but legalizing it has given the sex workers more protection and some "pimps" ...(not a politically correct term anymore)... even furnish health insurance. Nothing like a sexually transmitted disease to ensure that you lose customers I guess.
4Sergeirocks
It would probably cost too much to do anything to try to eradicate it, so looks like society is stuck with it. If it was legalised and licensed, think of the tax revenue it could bring in - loads a money! We might be able to stop paying Income Tax, 👍😀.
5Carol420
>4 Sergeirocks: Okay that would be a big plus:) My husband says that the biggest drawback for it in the U.S. at least, is that girls...some no more than 11 or 12 years old are smuggled in and sold around to other black markets. The legalized ones and the others are tarred with the same brush. The police in the areas just have to know which are operating with some degree of the law and which aren't since none of them belong to the Better Business Bureau.
6Sergeirocks
>5 Carol420: That's the problem. There's always going to be a market in deviancy that will never (you would hope!) be covered by legalisation.
7jodiesohl
As long as the desire exists there isn't much you can do about prostitution and pimps. Just legalize it and tax it.
8Olivermagnus
I think city governments should pick their battles. Prostitution enforcement will never be taken seriously until the person procuring the service gets the same punishment as the prostitutes.
