Legalizing Prostitution

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"Prostitution should be legalized in order to regulate the world?s ?oldest trade? that has constantly defied attempts by authority to suppress it (?Street cleaning,? 1991, p. A28). Banning prostitution has not only failed to eradicate the trade, but has transformed the trade into a seedy world of criminals, pimps, and disease-ridden prostitutes contributing to the health risks of society.

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"Prostitution should be legalized in order to regulate the world's "oldest trade" that has constantly defied attempts by authority to suppress it (?Street cleaning,? 1991, p. A28). Banning prostitution has not only failed to eradicate the trade, but has transformed the trade into a seedy world of criminals, pimps, and disease-ridden prostitutes contributing to the health risks of society. A Dutch town hall official's comment captures the reality of the situation in the Netherlands succinctly: "If an industry is unregulated and criminalised then it's going to be run by criminals" (Sissons, 1999, p. 27). Furthermore, government authorities have expended a tremendous amount of resources in their attempts to enforce prostitution laws, leading to widespread police abuse of the system and the diversion of resources away from more serious crimes, such as..."

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