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8 results foundAuthor: Stredder, Katrina Title: Young People and Sexual Exploitation: An Exploration of Young People's Workers' Experiences of Providing Support in Merseyside Summary: This research explores young people's workers' experience of supporting young people who have swapped sexual activities for favors or gifts in Merseyside. The objectives of the research were to: (1) identify current theory, policy and practice regarding young people who swap sexual activities for favors or gifts and the support available to such young people; (2) explore professional experience of support for young people who have swapped sexual activies in Merseyside; and (3) to identify support available to these young people and to identify gaps in service provision in Merseyside. Details: Liverpool, UK: Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 2009. 38p. Source: Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 118339 Keywords: Prostitutes (Services for, U.K.)Prostitution (U.K.)Sexual Exploitation (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. Home Office Title: Guidance on Section 17 Policing and Crime Act 2009: Engagement and Support Orders. Summary: Section 17 of the Policing and Crime Act allows the courts to impose a rehabilitative order on people convicted of loitering and soliciting for the purpose of prostitution. An Engagement and Support Order will be an alternative to a fine and will require an offender to attend three meetings with a supervisor in order to explore the reasons for their continued involvement in prostitution and identify possible routes out. The Home Office has produced guidance to support these orders to be used by the police, the courts and specialist support services. Details: London: Home Office, 2010. 49p. Source: Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 118529 Keywords: Prostitute (U.K.)Prostitution (U.K.)Sex Offenders (U.K.) |
Author: Wilcox, Aidan Title: Tackling the Demand for Prostitution: A Rapid Evidence Assessment of the Published Research Literature Summary: Researchers from the University of Huddersfield were commissioned to conduct a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) of the published research literature in a selected number of countries, including the United Kingdom (UK) to answer specific questions about the characteristics of the people who procure sex, the context and setting for procuring sex, the related reasons, drivers and motivations and what has been tried elsewhere to deter or hinder those who procure sex and what works in tackling demand for prostitution. Details: London: Home Office, 2009. 56p. Source: Internet Resource: Home Office Research Report 27: Accessed April 11, 2012 at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100113210150/http:/crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/crimereduction052.htm Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100113210150/http:/crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/crimereduction052.htm Shelf Number: 124930 Keywords: ProstitutesProstitution (U.K.)Sex Work |
Author: Barefoot Research and Evaluation Title: Study Into the Extent and Characteristics of the Sex Market and Sexual Exploitation in Cumbria Summary: This study, which was commissioned by Northern Rock Foundation under its Safety and Justice for Victims of Abuse Programme, investigates the extent and dynamics of sex markets and sexual exploitation in Cumbria. The study was carried out by Barefoot Research and Evaluation and the University of Cumbria using a knowledge mapping approach; we interviewed a total of 120 professionals from over 40 different organisations across Cumbria. It presents a snapshot of information between 2010 and 2011. We found evidence of a number of different types of sex markets and exploitation across Cumbria where both adults and children were involved. Adult markets included: • Female sex workers who work for escort agencies from the North West of England travelling up along the M6 corridor to work from hotels. • Females who work as independent sex workers who live across Cumbria who offer incalls and outcalls. • Females who work in brothels • Females engaged in survival sex work, exchanging sex for essential resources from money to accommodation. • Heterosexual males advertising as sex workers across Cumbria who offer services to females or male and female couples. • Homosexual males advertising as sex workers across Cumbria who offer services to males. • Homosexual males engaged in survival sex work. We make a distinction between formal sex work and survival sex work (though we fully accept that the boundaries between formal and survival sex work are often blurred). The difference between the two is generally the motivation for the work and whether the work is full time or occasional, Formal sex work, undertaken by escorts or independent sex workers, is often done as a full-time form of employment. Survival sex work tends to be occasional and is done when the individual needs either money for essential resources or often exchanges sex directly for those resources. Survival sex work is commonly associated with problematic substance misuse, for example, heroin or alcohol or other complex needs such as homelessness and mental ill health. Details: Newcastle upon Tyne: Northern Rock Foundation, 2012. 36p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 11, 2013 at: http://www.nr-foundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Study-into-sex-markets-and-child-sexual-exploitation-in-Cumbria-summary.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.nr-foundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Study-into-sex-markets-and-child-sexual-exploitation-in-Cumbria-summary.pdf Shelf Number: 127562 Keywords: ProstitutesProstitution (U.K.)Sex WorkersSexual Exploitation |
Author: Kelly, Liz Title: ʻItʼs Just Like Going to the Supermarketʼ: Men buying sex in East London Summary: This exploratory study extends the limited knowledge base on men who pay for sex. The research explores the decision-making processes of men who pay for sex in the borough of Tower Hamlets, an area of London that has a well-established and visible street soliciting area. The original target group were men arrested during kerb crawling operations. This was, however, supplemented by men recruited through other access routes. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed. Details: London: Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) at London Metropolitan University, 2007. 34p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 1, 2013 at: http://www.cwasu.org/publication_display.asp?pageid=PAPERS&type=1&pagekey=44&year=2007 Year: 2007 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.cwasu.org/publication_display.asp?pageid=PAPERS&type=1&pagekey=44&year=2007 Shelf Number: 106732 Keywords: ProstitutesProstitution (U.K.)Sex Workers |
Author: Atkins, Helen Title: ‘What Judges Think About Prostitution’: Assessing the considerations and measures employed by members of the judiciary for sentencing women who sell sex Summary: Criminal justice responses to prostitution have existed in Britain for centuries. In recent decades, the landscape has transformed dramatically and continues to do so at a rapid pace. The advancement of mobile communications and transnational travel, the feminisation of globalisation – women migrants outnumbering their male counterparts, shifting attitudes towards sexuality and paid sex, and the evolution of a contemporary counter‐trafficking movement have all contributed to the composition of the early 21st century sex industry. Despite the confluence of these unequivocally modern elements, an ancient debate concerned with the legitimacy and morality of prostitution persists unabated. Interpretations of choice and coercion, how these factors impact upon entry into and departure from the sex industry, and how they should be measured, analysed and incorporated into policy and practice dominate the philosophical and practical terrain. It is not the purpose of this report to examine legal, social or political issues within the parameters of a wider ethics debate, but rather to focus upon one critical aspect of justice in relation to prostitution. Through their analysis and application of the law, judges are uniquely positioned to affect outcomes for women who pass through the criminal justice system as a result of prostitution. The role of the judiciary is therefore central in securing appropriate responses for women who sell sex. Details: London: The Griffins Society, 2010. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Paper 2010/02: Accessed August 22, 2013 at: http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/Griffins_Report_2010_02_FULL%20-%20updated_Apr13.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/Griffins_Report_2010_02_FULL%20-%20updated_Apr13.pdf Shelf Number: 129668 Keywords: JudgesProstitutesProstitution (U.K.)SentencingSex IndustrySex Workers |
Author: All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade Title: Shifting the Burden: Inquiry to assess the operation of the current legal settlement on prostitution in England and Wales Summary: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade was formed in 2008. The group's purpose is twofold: 1. to raise awareness around the impact of the sale of sexual services on those involved 2. to develop proposals for government action with a focus on tackling demand for the sex trade. The last major government consideration of prostitution law was the Home Office Review on Tackling Demand for Prostitution in 2008, which was followed by the changes brought in by the Policing and Crime Act 2009. Since then, the focus of government has been on practical approaches rather than on the law. Whilst identifying and sharing good practice is a valuable exercise, the APPG felt that more must be done at a legislative level to address the gendered imbalance of harm that exists within prostitution. Therefore the APPG felt it necessary to commission a parliamentary Inquiry to assess the operation of the current legal settlement, and to identify whether legislation to tackle demand might safeguard those in danger of exploitation and abuse. Key Findings The Inquiry received 413 submissions of evidence from individuals including those with personal experience of prostitution, those who are working to provide support through agencies and organisations, and members of Police forces and local councils. When asked about the current legal settlement, only 7% of respondents to the question considered the current laws on prostitution to be effective and consistent in safeguarding those involved in prostitution.3 When assessing the written and oral evidence, the Inquiry focused on how the law operates at four critical levels: legislation, policing and enforcement, entry into and exit from prostitution, and cultural attitudes. The Inquiry found that at each of these four levels the law is incoherent at best and detrimental at worst. The legal settlement around prostitution sends no clear signals to women who sell sex, men who purchase it, courts and the criminal justice system, the police or local authorities. In practice, those who sell sexual services coercion and violence. This serves to normalise the purchase and stigmatise the sale of sexual services - and undermines efforts to minimise entry into and promote exit from prostitution. Moreover, legislation does not adequately address the gendered imbalance of harm within prostitution, and as such is detrimental to wider strategies which pursue gender equality. Details: London: All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade, 2014. 64p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 8, 2014 at: http://prostitutionresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/UK-shifting-the-burden-Mar-2014.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://prostitutionresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/UK-shifting-the-burden-Mar-2014.pdf Shelf Number: 132305 Keywords: ProstitutesProstitution (U.K.)Sex TraffickingSex WorkSexual Exploitation |
Author: Anderson, Sarah Title: Street Talk: An evaluation of a counselling service for women involved in street based prostitution and victims of trafficking Summary: Street Talk is a small charity providing psychological interventions ('talking therapies') alongside practical support, primarily to two groups of women: women who have been the victims of trafficking and those women involved in or exiting street based prostitution. In 2012, Revolving Doors Agency was asked by Street Talk founder and director, Pippa Hockton, to conduct both a process and outcome evaluation of the Street Talk service. Field work for the evaluation commenced at the end of October 2012 and concluded in June 2013. Evaluation aims - Describe Street Talk model - Describe service user base and other key stakeholders - Determine extent to which service activities were delivered as intended and aligned to service aims and objectives - Describe processes of: building and maintaining partnership working arrangements; development of shared aims and objectives; target group identification and access; and client engagement and service delivery - Examine facilitators and barriers to project implementation within each host organisation - Identify perceived value and outcomes for partner host organisations and users of the service - Identify and describe Street Talk's "theory of change". Details: London: Revolving Doors Agency, 2013. 99p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 20, 2014 at: http://www.revolving-doors.org.uk/documents/street-talk-evaluation/ Year: 2013 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.revolving-doors.org.uk/documents/street-talk-evaluation/ Shelf Number: 134163 Keywords: Human TraffickingProstitutesProstitution (U.K.)Sex WorkersSexual Exploitation |