The case for the decriminalization of prostitution

Decriminalisation of prostitution

Abstract : Decriminalisation of prostitution is vital issue in protecting prostitutes from brutalisation by society . In this , emphasis is given to law govern decriminalizing and offering health and legal protection to the prostitutes themselves . Some information is added for decriminalisation of prostitution with reference to society in both economic and humanitarian aspects . It has been included that prostitutes would require regular health check-ups and the general public would have greater control on any sexually transmitted diseases . At the closing stages , points were mentioned that how the decriminalisation of

prostitution would benefit both society and prostitutes

Decriminalization has been considered as "the removal of all prostitution specific laws and no government regulation of the trade in contrast , decriminalization "with controls " means legal recognition with government regulation of some aspects of prostitution Decriminalization means the repeal of measures that outlaw prostitution soliciting , pimping , pandering , and brothels . Women and children in prostitution do need assistance . In San Francisco , 89 percent of women in prostitution want out , but are trapped by violence , addictions , and hopelessness

There has been an increasing tendency within Australia to adopt a policy of decriminalizing prostitution . New South Wales was the first state to embrace the concept of decriminalization with the repeal in 1979 of the Summary Offenses Act (1970 . Most Australian states and territories continue to criminalize aspects of the prostitution industry Controversy over legal intervention in the prostitution industry remains at the centre of contemporary debate . Many feminists , including activist prostitutes advocate the retreat of the law in this area . Sue Jackson and Dianne Otto ( 1984 , 376 ) advise "Rather than supporting legislation to make prostitution legal , feminists should press for the repeal of all anti-prostitution laws so that prostitution becomes , simply , not illegal " The recent inquiry into prostitution in Queensland conducted by the Criminal Justice Commission ( 1991 ) recommended strengthening the criminal law to protect children and disadvantaged groups from sexual exploitation or coercion into prostitution . It was also recommended that a Registration Board , comprised of representatives from the Health Department , the Police Service , the Local Authority , the Criminal Justice Commission , prostitutes and a government-based occupational health and safety expert , be established

There is currently "an overwhelming trend toward decriminalization of prostitution throughout Australia , although some aspects of prostitution remain illegal in all jurisdictions . With the exception of New South Wales , street soliciting is a criminal offense in all states and territories . It is also illegal to use premises for prostitution when they have been allocated to other purposes there is a common law offence of keeping a brothel

While the history of prostitution in Canada and other countries suggests that it is an activity that is largely impervious to efforts to suppress it , most political perspectives--in various shades of liberalism feminism , socialism , and religious moralise--argue that society should be rid of prostitution . The moral conservatism of the 19th century still an influential philosophy today , aspired to eradicate "the social evil " as a form of sin and worked in concert with science to oppose commercial sex...