Prostitution in Canada

Persuasive Essay # 100924

Canadian Studies
Criminology
Law

A discussion on whether prostitution should be legal in cases of adult choice in Canada.

1,274 words () | 7 sources | MLA | 2008 | United States

Published on: Feb 11, 2008

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how prostitution is legal in Canada although living off the avails of prostitution remains illegal as does engaging in sex-for-money negotiations in a public place. It contends that when investigating the circumstances of most sex trade workers, one does see why at least partial criminalization remains desirable and why an inhibiting legal framework is needed.

Outline:
Introduction
Arguments Against Legalized Prostitution
Concluding Remarks

From the Paper:

"Street prostitutes face extreme danger in random violence, sexual assault and abduction, risks that men and women probably would not take without the compulsion to finance addictions. Street prostitution, as the now prevailing form, is generally considered 10 times more dangerous than sex work in brothels of one kind or another, for the bona fide criminal preys upon vulnerable persons of which the sex worker is highly vulnerable for each client is usually a stranger of unknown potential. Sex workers are known to be less likely to report assaults or thefts to police, they often have access to cash, and are easily identified. (Summers 2006) Whereas other men or women are usually not accessible for one-on-one private meetings, the sex trade worker expects this situation and is thus highly accessible. "

Sample of Sources Used:

Banerjee, B., J. Boesten and M. Worther. The Condition of Illegal Prostitutes in the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Humanity in Action - Foundation Esperanza, 2000.
Bletzer, K.V. "Sex Workers in Agricultural Areas - Their Drugs, Their Children." Culture, Health and Sexuality. 7. (2005): 543-555.
Chen, X.J., K.A. Tyler Et Al. "Early Sexual Abuse, Street Adversity and Drug Use among Female Homeless and Runaway Adolescents in the Mid-West." Journal of Drug Issues. 34. (2004): 1-21.
Cusick, L. and M. Hickman. "Trapping in Drug Use and Sex Work Careers." Drugs, Education, Prevention & Policy. 12. (2005): 369-379.
Farley, M. "Bad for the Body, Bad for the Heart - Prostitution Harms Women even if Legalized or Criminalized." Violence against Women. 10. (2004): 1087-1123.