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Prostitution

Crimes without Victims

Victimless crimes

Police stings

Human trafficking

Sex tourism

Prostitutes

Child prostitution

Male prostitution



 

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    Definition

    “Prostitution is the act of offering one’s self for hire to engage in sexual relations..” "Prostitution." Gale Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Donna Batten. 3rd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale, 2010. 171-174. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 8 July 2011.

     

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    ·         Should prostitution be legalized?

    ·         Are prostitutes responsible for the spread of aids?

    ·         Could taxing prostitution be an economic boon to states?

    ·         Is prostitution an victimless crime?

    ·         How do feminists view prostitution?

    ·         Is child prostitution a growing problem?

    ·         Compare prostitution in another country with the United States.

    ·         Discuss Nevada's brothel industry.

    ·         How can urban policy makers cope with prostitution?

    ·         Should prostitution be limited to a red-light district as in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany?

    ·         Should newspapers publish the names of men accused of soliciting prostitutes?

    ·         Are police sting operations entrapment?

    ·         Should police be allowed to seize the automobile of a suspected customers of prostitutes?

    ·         Is there a link between prostitution and organized crime?

    ·         Should sites like Craig's List be regulated? How?

    ·         Should police set up stings on Craig's List?

    ·         Are male sex workers treated differently from females?

    ·         Is prostitution tied to illegal immigration through sex trafficking?

     

     

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    Reference Books

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    Encyclopedia of prostitution and sex work
    Call Number: HQ115 .E53 2006


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    Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world
    Call Number: REF D 205 .O94 2008 v.1

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    Encyclopedia of social work.
    Call Number: REF HV35 .S6
    Also available as an e-book.

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    Child: an encyclopedic companion
    Call Number: REF HQ767.84 .C55 2009
    "Prostitution, Child"

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    Encyclopedia of urban studies
    Call Number: REF HT108.5 .E634 2010

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    Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
    Call Number: REF HQ1115 .E54 2009
    Also available as an e-book

     
     

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