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Legalization of Prostitution, 2002.
A case for legalizing prostitution on the grounds that women generally receive a greater level of respect and acceptance for their profession in countries where prostitution is legal.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay makes a case for legalizing prostitution. It argues that women generally receive a greater level of respect and acceptance for their profession in countries where prostitution is legal. They also receive more protection from routine police abuse, and get better medical care. However, the very nature of the profession means that the legalization of prostitution still comes with some stigmas and problems continue to proliferate even where it is legal. This essay still makes a claim for the legalization of prostitution, which, in spite of the problems that continue to be associated with it, tends to offer a safer service both for the individuals in the profession, and for their clientele. .
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The Legalization of Prostitution, 2006.
An argument for the ethics and morals behind the legalization or decriminalization of prostitution and the possible benefits for American society.
3,534 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This paper discusses the need for the decriminalization or legalization of prostitution in the United States for the benefit of both sex workers and average citizens. It provides an analysis of legal prostitution as compared to illegal prostitution and the concept of privacy rights in regards to the sale of one's own body. It also discusses the impact of religion on the legislative process.
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"The issue of prostitution in the United States is one that has been constantly debated throughout the years. Those who wish prostitution to remain illegal claim that prostitution is harmful to society both morally and physically. Supporters of decriminalization and legalization, on the other hand, feel that prostitution is a harmless private act or a "victimless crime." While matters of sexuality will always be debated and are deep personal choices of all individuals, the benefits of doing away with the archaic prohibition of "the world's oldest profession" are clear. When one analyzes the issue from a moral standpoint, the argument comes down to the common goal of any system of ethics, which is a society in which individuals do the greatest good for themselves and others in any manner of their choosing so long as they do not harm any others. One must ask then, which system provides the greatest good while doing the least harm? The system of prohibition in which a holier-than-thou attitude creates second-class citizens, ignores the problems of prostitution altogether (until said problems affect "normal" citizens), and denies individuals a way to earn a living, or the system of legalization which gives dignity to sex workers, gives them freedom and resources to practice their business in the safest and healthiest ways possible, and participate in a tradition that has been practiced in private since the earliest times of civilization? Clearly, the legalization of prostitution would be an action of great moral value in that it would provide sex workers with the freedom to control their own bodies, achieve legal equality with the rest of society, access healthcare and legal services as a normal American citizen, and receive the same acceptance of any other human being in functioning society."
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The Legalization of Prostitution, 2008.
This paper discusses the negative social repercussions of legalizing prostitution within the United States.
1,965 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that the premise of the argument against legalizing prostitution within the United States rests on the devaluation of female identity within society as women will be promoted as mere objects of male sexual aggression and patriarchal institutions. The author points out that the basis for arguing against the legalization of prostitution revolves around the issue of what is moral in society in regards to the law. The paper relates that proponents for legalization often cite ideological reasons for allowing a regulatory governing body to control underage victimization of female prostitutes; however, this will not end the cycles of abuse. The paper concludes that a more matriarchal construct to regulation, which allows women of a mature age to freely choose their profession, might be realistic, but the current patriarchic governments would not provide these regulations within the framework of legalization.
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"This point of view from opposing countries defines how women in government act as agents that defy the premise that legalization will only help the condition of female prostitutes that are supposedly being supported by the government. The reality of German prostitution is that government is turning away from regulation, as can be seen in the sex booths provided at the World Cup by the German government. If this is a form of regulation, then the often victimized and kidnapped women from foreign countries being allowed at German events is a premonition of what conditions might be like for lower class and disenfranchised women in the United States."
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The Legalization of Prostitution, 2006.
An examination of the legalization of prostitution as a positive step towards protecting the safety and dignity of sex-trade workers.
1,629 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the positive effects that legalization of prostitution would have not only on the people involved in this industry, but on society as a whole. The writer discusses a recent study that focuses chiefly upon the impact of legalized brothels in Nevada. The writer further explains how, based on this study, legalization will reduce the spread of sexually-transmitted disease, cut down on violence against sex-trade workers, and discourage the upsetting of public order. The writer concludes that while there is an understandable public aversion to legalizing prostitution, the benefits to women engaged in this industry makes legalization something law-makers should seriously consider.
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"One of the first things which becomes apparent with regards to the legalization of prostitution is that several of the rationales which have historically been brought forward in defense of keeping it illegal - reducing the threat of sexually-transmitted diseases, discouraging "violence" against community order, and thwarting inter-personal violence against women who happen to be sex-trade workers - are actually better-served by legalization. For example, a recent study - focusing chiefly upon the impact of legalized brothels in Nevada - reveals that a compelling case can be put forward that legalization of prostitution brings with it a level of public scrutiny and observation, a measure of official regulation, and sufficient "bureaucratization" that the forms of violence detailed above are actually reduced (Brents, 270 and 280-295)."
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Legalization and Prostitution, 2002.
A look at the legalization of prostitution from a sociological perspective.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper assesses the impact of prostitution on women to demonstrate that the legalization should not be confused as a strictly moral issue, but instead should be focused on legalizing prostitution because of the conditions in which prostitutes are forced to live and work.
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Legalization of Prostitution, 2006.
An analysis of the arguments in favor of and against legalizing prostitution.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper studies the legalization of prostitution, providing a thorough review of the arguments for and against the move. First, the author studies arguments in favor of decriminalizing prostitution, which are: (1) the subject matter itself is inappropriate for governmental legislation or regulation; (2) one's body, like one's other possessions, should give rise to the right to sell and dispose of as one wishes; (3) sex for hire is more accurately portrayed as a failure of the welfare state and not a criminal matter; and (4) the subject matter would be most fit for regulation, to ensure that women are treated humanely and receive appropriate medical attention so as to prevent the spread of disease. Then the author details how opponents of legalization view those same arguments.
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"Proponents of decriminalizing or legalizing prostitution point to the fact that the issue, at its fundamental level, concerns consensual relations between two adults. They contend that the subject matter is simply not appropriate for governmental intrusion, even when that intrusion extends only to placing sanctions, and not regulation. They argue that to say the least, sex, even when it is commercial sex, is a very private affair in which many believe the government has no business meddling. They contend that conservatives, the strongest supporters of the status quo, generally adopt a laissez-faire attitude about governmental intrusion and individual rights, and in refusing to support the same of prostitution, they exhibit extraordinary hypocrisy."
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Legalization of Prostitution, 2005.
Presents arguments in favor of the legalization of prostitution.
916 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper presents several cogent arguments for the legalization of prostitution, pointing out that it is not really a question of whether prostitution is moral, but rathe, whether police suppression of prostitution makes society a safer place.
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"In the mid-1990 during the height of the Heidi Fleiss, the Hollywood madam, conviction, several cities, including San Francisco and Atlanta, appointed a task force to analyze the issue of legalizing prostitution, however neither city has changed its policies (Bovard Pp). Many feel that legalizing prostitution would help halt the spread of AIDS and moreover, improve law enforcement (Bovard Pp). Too often, says writer James Bovard, "police use their time and resources to stage sting operations against prostitutes rather than to fight violent crime""
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The Legalization of Prostitution in the Netherlands, 2000.
A history of the legalization process of prostitution in the Netherlands.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper reviews the process of legalizing prostitution in the Netherlands. It looks at the history of prostitution in the region, tracing the views of the prohibitionists and the abolitionists, citing the Dutch Morality Act and the Dutch Brothel Act of 1911 and following the development of the regulation of the trade through to the modern day.
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"The history of the Netherlands and the mentality shared by both the government and the citizens is a major aspect of the country?s legalization of prostitution. For centuries, Rotterdam, was known as one of the most prominent European ports. With thousands of sailors passing through the Dutch city, the existence of prostitution in the area was uncontrollable. Unlike many countries during the same time, the Dutch government chose to stay out of the sex lives of their citizens and therefore prostitution seemed to exist in a grey area of Dutch society. The open tolerance of prostitution continued until the religious Calvinist revolution in the early 1900?s. This religious upheaval created open debates on the effect of prostitution on the moral standards of society. Two schools of thought emerged in the debate, the prohibitionists and the abolitionists."
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The Legalization of Prostitution, 1992.
A discussion of some of the studies that have been conducted which lend support either for or against the legalization of prostitution.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 39.95
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"Prostitution is a crime that is often listed with several other criminal offenses under the hading "victimless crimes," meaning such offenses as drunkenness, drug addiction, and gambling. Efforts toward decriminalization of prostitution emphasize the social and behavioral causes of prostitution and state that criminalization has done nothing to reduce the activity, while those who believe prostitution should remain a criminal offense point to the devastation it causes to individuals and the community.
Today, 49 of the 50 states outlaw prostitution, in contrast to other Western nations such as England, the Netherlands, and Germany. In 1959 the American Law Institute's (ALI) Model Penal Code did not endorse the decriminalization of prostitution, though it did suggest decriminalizing other previously criminal..."
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The Detrimental Effects of Legalizing Prostitution, 2007.
An examination of the disadvantages of legalizing prostitution.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper examines the detrimental effects of legalizing prostitution, and explains why sanctioning and punitive options are much more effective than creating a legal, economic prostitution market. The writer points out how the legalization of prostitution would only serve to promote the sex industry and provide it economic and political power. The writer strongly asserts that one of the most important issues that many advocates of legalized prostitution overlook is the promotion of child prostitution. The writer also believes that human rights and health issues, in addition to the moral conflict that surrounds prostitution, should be the main reasons for not legalizing prostitution.
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"Similar to the ethical debate for the legalization of narcotics and marijuana, prostitution invokes moral and social conflicts unlike any other issue. Prostitution is one of the oldest female occupations in the history of the world, and the sale of sex and the female body has always been a hotbed of debate. With the growing influence of the adult entertainment industry, governments are running out of regulatory options. Many government officials are forced to look at the option of legalizing prostitution, in an effort to economize the market and provide legal jobs for women. The argument for legalization stems from the theory of decriminalization, rather than the government intervening with morality on its coattails."
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Legalization of Prostitution, 1996.
Argues that prostitution should be legalized for various medical, social, & crime reasons.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 23.95
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"Prostitution should be legalized for a number of reasons. Some of these include increased control society could exercise over prostitution through taxation, medical inspections, and similar actions that cannot be taken now because so much of prostitution is underground. The fact that prostitution is illegal creates more crime rather than less, preventing necessary controls from being implemented and creating a situation where there is greater danger to the public. The experience in Nevada is instructive, for legal prostitution there has brought revenue to the state, protected women from exploitation by pimps, and reduced the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases through medical inspections and certification.
In 1994, a task force in San Francisco recommended that city..."
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Legalized Prostitution, 2005.
Policy proposal for reducing serious crime by legalizing prostitution.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This is a policy proposal for reducing serious crime by legalizing prostitution. The purpose is to reduce serious crime against women prostitutes. The paper discusses the relevant issues involved including health factors, moral concerns, human rights concerns, and also whether legalizing prostitution would prove effective.
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This research examines as a policy proposal legalizing prostitution so as to reduce serious crimes against women. The plan of the research will be to set forth relevant issues and then discuss how legalizing prostitution would reduce crime and reasons that ..."
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Legalization of Prostitution, 2007.
An argument in favor of the decriminalization of prostitution and an analysis of its potential benefits to society.
883 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the potential benefits to the United States that would come with the decriminalization of prostitution. It describes the potential profits from taxes and commerce that would be created by brothels and how the streets would be rid of crime and raise the property values of surrounding areas. The paper also suggests that the regulation of prostitution by the government would lower the infection rate of sex workers by testing for diseases and prohibiting the use of drugs.
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"Removing prostitutes from the street and placing them in brothels will remove an element of crime that ranges from petty theft to capital murder. Many prostitutes are drug addicts that attract a criminal element that lowers the property value of an area. The first female serial killer to be executed, Aileen 'Lee' Carol Wuornos, was a drug addicted prostitute. Street prostitution causes gentrification in the area that these prostitutes begin to operate, by bringing not only the crimes committed by the prostitutes but by the criminal element that tends to operate in the same area. Placing brothels in these areas with an increased police presence funded by the revenues attained by the brothel would raise property values in an otherwise condemned area and increase the safety for those too porr to move out of the area. The decrease of customers and increase of police presence would also remove the drugs from the area and the criminal element that is so often associated with the use of drugs. The decrease of drug use in these areas would create a decrease in profits for drug smugglers and force these criminals to seek out new markets."
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Legalization Of Prostitution, 1989.
Discusses dfinition, history, philosophical arguments, feminist position and sociological aspects. Argues for legalization.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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" Prostitution has been a subject of legal, political and philosophical debate for centuries. It is perhaps the oldest "profession" in the world, and ever since it began society has argued over its merits. More often than not, societies have chosen to outlaw prostitution. But the legal sanctions against it have proven as ineffective as today's legal sanctions against drug use. It must be recognized that many people--throughout history and within every society--find the practice of prostitution desirable.
The purpose of this research is to discuss whether legal sanctions against prostitution in the United States should be continued, or whether prostitution should be legalized. In approaching this issue, the history of prostitution shall be briefly presented, along with a discussion of the possible (...)"
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Legalizing Prostitution, 2000.
An arguement for the legalization and regulation to do away with related crimes, disease, drugs and violence.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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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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