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On the economic determinants of prostitution: marriage compensation and unilateral divorce in U.S. states

open access: yesReview of Economics of the Household, 2018
Understanding the determinants of prostitution is key to regulate it. This paper studies the hypothesis that marriage conditions are an economic determinant of female prostitution.
R. Ciacci
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prostitusi Online Sebagai Kejahatan Kemanusiaan terhadap Anak: Telaah Hukum Islam dan Hukum Positif

open access: yesAhkam: Jurnal Ilmu Syariah, 2016
Online Prostitution as Humanity Crimes against Children: in the Perspective of Islamic Law and Positive Law. Disclosure of online prostitution case is a clear proof that social media is becoming a powerful tool for prostitution promotion. Prostitution is
Oksidelfa Yanto
doaj   +1 more source

Why Prostitution Policy (Usually) Fails and What to Do about It

open access: yes, 2017
This article describes and discusses the results of two comparative studies of prostitution policy in Europe that are complementary in their design and methodology.
H. Wagenaar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex Trafficking Myth Reduction: Evaluating an Educational Approach to Reducing Victim Blaming and Increasing Victim Empathy

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention designed to reduce sex trafficking (ST) myth acceptance. Using a 2 × 2 mixed design, participants (N = 189) viewed either an educational video addressing common ST myths or a control video on human memory.
Dara Mojtahedi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation of Prostitution in the Netherlands: Liberal Dream or Growing Repression?

open access: yes, 2019
This paper focuses on the regulation of prostitution in the Netherlands from the twentieth century onward. It aims to provide a full description of the Dutch position on prostitution through the interpretation and explanation of current Dutch ...
C. Post, J. Brouwer, Michel Vols
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sisters Speak Out: The Lives and Needs of Prostituted Women in Chicago, A Research Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In July 2000, the Center for Impact Research (CIR) began investigating prostitution in the Chicago metropolitan area. The first phase of the project established an estimate of the prevalence of prostitution activities, documenting that a minimum of 16 ...
Deborah L. Shapiro, Jody Raphael
core  

The Sexual Recidivism Rates of Women Are Still Low: An Updated Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesCriminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Compared to men, women are less likely to sexual offend. Previous reviews found low rates of sexual recidivism among women. The last published meta‐analysis was based on studies from before 2010. Aims Conduct an updated meta‐analysis of the sexual recidivism rates of women returned to the community.
R. Karl Hanson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sodomy and Prostitution: Laws Protecting the “Fabric of Society” [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
[Excerpt] “Throughout history many people have viewed sodomy and prostitution as moral evils, because sex has often been linked to sin and, therefore, to immorality and guilt.
Hough, Nicole A.
core   +1 more source

Contrasting the conceptualisation of victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation: a case study of Brazilians in Spain and Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Despite the significant emphasis given to the trafficking of Brazilians to the sex industry of the Iberian Peninsula, the concepts of “victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation” used in these three countries vary.
Lima De Perez, Julie
core   +1 more source

Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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