Street Prostitution in St Kilda, Australia
Street prostitution. St Kilda has been dogged by its presence and
consequences for decades, and is subsequently a major community
concern. There have been innumerable attempts to address the problem,
however it is only until recently that an extensive and resourced
approach, incorporating supporters representing all political parties
and many community stakeholders, has come into force. In a report
released by the Attorney General's Street Prostitution Advisory Group
(established in March 2001 and consisting of parliamentary,
government, residential, police, welfare, trade, and sex worker
representatives), it has been proposed that tolerance zones and street
worker centres should be established in the City of Port Phillip in an
attempt to efficiently manage street prostitution in the area. This
said proposition has been met with much acclaim, but, inevitably, not
without opposition.
One of the world's oldest professions, street prostitution first
arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. Initially confined
to the penal settlements, the industry changed dramatically in the
nineteenth century, with the gold rush attracting many prostitutes to
Victoria. Prostitution became densely concentrated in the city,
however, the development of Melbourne, the impact of the First and
Second World Wars, economic depression and legislative change saw the
industry decline and spread into the inner city suburbs, such as St
Kilda, Fitzroy and South Melbourne. Reports do exist of prostitution
in St Kilda occurring as early as the late nineteenth century, however
it was not common in the said are...
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go ahead in good stead.
The issue of street prostitution is not a pretty one, but nor is it
uncommon. The only way that the problem can be properly addressed is
if all parties involved realise the extreme need for the industry's
management. The establishment of tolerance zones and street worker
centres, as well as all that is proposed to go hand in hand with them,
is an innovative, practical, and much-needed incentive that will
undoubtedly reduce, and possibly open the gateway to the eventual
eradication of street prostitution. The industry has gotten completely
out of hand in the St Kilda area, and needs to be tightly controlled.
The report released by the Street Prostitution Advisory Group, of
which the government supports, holds the key to ultimately
accomplishing this essential goal.
In the following assignment, it is my intention to produce a research report, examining women involved in street prostitution and how they end up entering the criminal justice system. Within the report I will look at three pieces of research, review their main findings, the type of research that was used, and look to identify where I believe further research is required. My reason for choosing women in the criminal justice system is that I have expressed an interest in the criminal justice setting and my elective module is in this area. Anything that I learn from undertaking this assignment will aid my understanding and increase my knowledge base when undertaking my second placement. Prostitution has been defined as: "Prostitution involves the exchange of sexual services, sometimes but by no means exclusively
Prostitution in Canada has had a long history. Prostitution is the exchange of money in return for sexual favors. The most commonly thought of form of prostitution is street-based but this makes up a portion of the trade. Other forms include escort services and brothels, to name a few. Prostitution has been legal in Canada for hundreds of years, as Canada inherited their laws from England, but there have been several laws aimed at preventing it. These laws include prohibitions on brothels, communication in public for the purpose of prostitution, and making a living off of prostitution. Therefore, while prostitution itself is not illegal, it is very difficult to engage in it without breaking the law. This leads to a lot of misunderstanding, as many men are not aware that these various laws exist, only knowing that prostitution itself is legal. In support of this, Wortley, Fischer, and Webster (2002) found that 17% of Ontario men who had been arrested under the communication or solicitation law in Ontario were apparently unaware that it was illegal to talk to a prostitute about buying sex (Morton 2012).
Caroline Stevermer, an American novelist, once wrote, “How dreadful… to be caught up in a game and have no idea of the rules.” Indeed, the quest for eternal prosperity bares an ancient path that allures pursuers into a deep state of oblivion. As one follows this trail, their vision of reality soon becomes blurred by their dreams of triumph. Ultimately, this enduring road guides an innocent pursuer onto the board of another’s game to become their lifeless pawn. Prostitution is this game. This immoral act involves the exchange of sexual services for financial gain. In Canada, the act of prostitution has never been a crime, but the government has combated this atrocity through criminalizing all activities surrounding the transaction. However,
Sex trafficking, Prostitution & Drug Use Laina Marquina The College of Saint Rose. Abstract The trafficking of young women and children for prostitution and sexual exploitation is one of the most significant human rights abuses in contemporary society.
In Santa Ana, California police are baffled with the incoming complaints by citizens in Orange County, concerning prostitutes and street walkers. Within the last few years Santa Ana have incorporated intense strategy to overtake the uprising rates of prostitution, in doing this they have dramatically lessened the amount of arrests being made currently. In saying this they are now again hearing another outcry of the public to control this much issue much smaller than past encounters. Just over 80% of all arrest were women which presents a Feminist Conflict sociological issue, showing that the men are walking away free while the already tormented women are taken into custody.
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Another country famous for legalizing prostitution are some of the states of Australia such asQueensland and Victoria. The establishments of prostitution houses were legalized under their prostitution laws, controlled by strict regulations, and proprietors are required to secure licenses in order to operate.
Throughout Sex Work and the Law: A Critical Analysis of Four Policy Approaches to Adult Prostitution Frances Shaver discusses the need for change for women working as prostitutes. Shaver explains the ongoing problem surrounding prostitution in Canada and provides four possible ways to resolve the issue in her work. Three well thought out points Shaver writes about are the health benefits as well as personal safety for the women in the sex industry. She also touches base on the decriminalization of prostitution and the impacts it will have on nearby neighborhoods and the residents as well as a few other topics. Although Shaver discusses important areas, she does leave out some particular parts for concern such as the issues surrounding minors involved in the sex industry as well as the men and women who are involuntarily put into prostitution also known as human trafficking. While Shaver touches base on extremely well thought out points and provides a solution for dealing with Canada’s prostitution problem, she fails to elaborate on a few major issues that should be discussed as well when discussing the decriminalization of prostitution.
In December of 2011, an article published in the New York Times swept the nation. The article featured Barbara Terry, a fifty-two year old Bronx woman, mother of four and self-proclaimed devout Christian. Barbara attended college for two years, training to become a medical lab technician before she and her husband divorced at the age of 21. Stuck alone without a complete college education and four kids, Barbara turned to working the streets of Hunts Point, a neighborhood in the Bronx. Barbara has been in the profession for 31 years and throughout all those years, she says that she has been arrested over one hundred times. Despite all these arrests, she continues to return to the streets as her primary source of income. “There’s so much money out here, you wouldn’t believe it” (Kilgannon, 2011). Barbara has earned enough income via prostitution to put two children through college and buy a house in upstate New York. Barbara’s experience with prostitution is indicative of the growing interest in the practice and legality of prostitution in the United States.
Elizabeth Anderson makes a claim that “The attempt to sell gift value on the market makes a mockery of those values.”(Anderson 188) Anderson uses this claim to object commoditized sex (prostitution). There are two premises that Anderson uses to support her claim. The first premise being the gift value of sex cannot be realized in commercial terms and the second premise being that the gift value of sex is more significant that the use value of sex itself.
America is known for the freedoms we receive, but did you know that about 100 thousand women are involved in prostitution, and their rights stripped away by the people who claimed the would protect them, given them shelter, and would provide food for them? No you don’t know media doesn’t cover it, because prostitution is a crime that is swept under a large rug and covered up to protect politicians, government officials, police officers, and so many other organizations reputations. When people think prostitution they think free will, they do it because they want to, it is not true, most women are forced into it. What about protecting women form being used in such a horrible, disturbing, painful, troubling way? These women are forgotten, arrested, abused, violated, and so many are killed. American needs to take a stand and make prostitution illegal in all states. Right now 48 out of 50 states have made prostitution illegal, 1 out of every 10 men in the world have hired a prostitute, prostitution is legal in 22 countries, about 40 million prostitutes in the world, but we can do so much more than make it illegal, we can make the “need” for prostitution disappear for good, we could make more programs for women straight out of college, do a welfare program with intensive background check to make sure the money would be used correctly, furthermost things are healthier, better, and safer than prostitution.
Prostitution is illegal in the United States, except for some counties in Nevada. However, prostitution is in most part of the United States, despite the fact that it has been legalized. Prostitution is an act whereby, one sells his/her body for sex. In the United States, Prostitution is divided into three broad categories; street, escort, and brothel prostitution. Brothel prostitution takes place in brothel houses, which are houses where prostitutes can sell sexual services. This kind of prostitution is illegal in all parts of America, except in some counties in Nevada for example; Douglas County, Clark County, Carson City, Washoe County, and Lincoln County. Another form of prostitution is escort prostitution. This is always considered as entertainment, and massage services. It is supposed to be heavily regulated, but unfortunately, it is not because, in many counties where it is practiced, the only difference between escort and street prostitution is a phone call away. The last category of prostitution is street prostitution. This is the most unaccepted, and illegal type of prostitution in the United States. Street prostitution involves scantly dressed up women, and men roaming the streets looking for client to sell their bodies. It is the most frowned kind of prostitution because it is done openly. The question is should prostitution be legalized in the US? The answer is yes, this is because, it will help eliminate all the vices related to prostitution.
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In many cases society has tried to tell you that prostitution is bad, weather it is through movies, books, religious text and many other influential aspects of society, due to the nature of the people who they portray in the act. I believe if people were properly educated into the science of sex, having sex for money would not be considered such a bad thing. When I attended prep school, I met many other kids from Europe, and let’s sat they were a little more comfortable with their sexuality, and in a few of their countries prostitution was even legal.