prostitution + trafficking of women and children
Just a quick link to share….here is an article about the real effects of prostitution. It talks about the conditions inherent in prostitution, and about how legalization of pimping brings an increase in trafficking of women and children for the purpose of prostitution. For those who were asking for more stats and references, there are plenty here :) The overall focus of the article is possible effects of various different policies that might be implemented in canada.
Here’s a quote from the conclusion:
There are two major consequences of the legalization of prostitution. First, the institutional officialization (legalization) of sex markets strengthens the activities of organized pimping and organized crime. Secondly, such strengthening, accompanied by a significant increase in prostitution-related activities and in trafficking, brings with it a deterioration not only in the general condition of women and children, but also, in particular, that of prostituted people and the victims of trafficking for the purpose of prostitution.
While the total decriminalization of prostitution - equivalent of the law of the jungle - is not regarded favourably by any country, the legalization of prostitution brings with it a number of problems that I have examined. The alternative is the policy adopted by Sweden, which criminalizes those who benefit from prostitution - the pimps and the customers - and decriminalizes the activities of the prostituted people, who are regarded as the prey and the victims of organized pimping.
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