A report about pornography and prostitution indicated that females in prostitution hold a mortality rate forty times higher compared to the national average (Dianne 28).People who gets involved in prostitution by consent engage in unhealthy activities. Melinda confirmed that when she was in the business of prostitution, she was raped both anally and orally.
Most clients who consume services of prostitutes are ill minded and have interests in violating human rights through transmission of infectious diseases. hether or not pornographic materials prompt the fantasies of men who buy the services of prostitutes, some of these clients are ill minded and have interests in violating human rights through transmission of infectious diseases. According to Cameron and Collins, the greatest challenge in the prostitution trade is fear of contraction of HIV / AIDS (275). This is doubtless because some of the clients hold in mind other ill intentions besides using the services…...

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Work Cited

Barry, Kathleen. The prostitution of sexuality. New York: NYU Press, 1995.

Bishakha, Datta, Dianne, Post. Should prostitution be legalized. New Internationalists,

461(2013): 28-30.

Cameron Samuel and Alan Collins. Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market

Prostitution Mexico
"The world's oldest profession" is alive and well in Mexico. Prostitution is legal in Mexico, and not regulated by individual states or the federal government. This has led to widespread prostitution rings that foment the problem of human trafficking. According to the United Nations, Mexico is the biggest exporter of young children to the United States and Canada (Hughes, Sporcic, Mendelsohn & Chirgwin, n.d.). Some of those children are sent up north to be adopted by willing families; but unfortunately the majority of these children end up in vast prostitution rings (Hughes et al., n.d.). The prostitution organizations are international and transnational, making the black market a widespread phenomenon difficult for law enforcement to address in the target countries or in Mexico itself. Therefore, the problem with prostitution in Mexico is two-pronged. There is the problem of internal prostitution, which includes the proliferation of street crime, sex tourism, and…...

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References

Bliss, K.E. (2002). Compromised Positions. Penn State Press.

Brumback, K. & Stevenson, M. (2010). Pimps force Mexican women into prostitution in U.S. NBC News. Retrieved online:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38615156/ns/world_news-americas/t/pimps-force-mexican-women-prostitution-us/#.UKEUmePreII 

Hughes, D.M., Sporcic, L.J., Mendelsohn, N.Z. & Chirgwin, V. (n.d.). Mexico. Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation. Retrieved online:  http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/mexico.htm 

Penick, T. (2009). Prostitution. Retrieved online:  http://www.tomzap.com/ladiesbar.html

In fact, the article states that "health data for child prostitution are extremely restricted because studies are not published; published studies are difficult to access and tend to report qualitative, rather than quantitative, health data; and funding for large quantitative studies is difficult to obtain" (Willis & Levy 2). Subsequently, there are only a limited number of useful empirical studies that can be drawn upon to help shape public policies and inform the public about the gross human rights violations many of these children are forced to endure. Thus, researchers often can not say with statistical certainty the impact the sex industry has on the health and mortality rates of the children within it.
Still, ultimately Willis and Levy's conclusion echoes Day's earlier article. Despite the slight differences in population explored and the foundation of prior research present to situate the author's claim, both Day and Willis and Levy expose…...

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References

Day, Shelagh. Prostitution: Violating the Human Rights of Poor Women. Action Ontarienne Contre la Violence Faite Aux Femmes. 2008. Web.  http://aocvf.ca/documents/Prostitution-v.angl_FINALE_WEB.pdf 

Willis, Brian & Levy, Barry S. "Child Prostitution: Global Health Burden, Research Needs, and Interventions." The Lancet. Vol. 359. 2002. Web.  http://www.aidseducation.org/documents/ChildProstitution.pdf

About 80% of them say they attempt to leave the trade. About 70% of them have children, 89% of whom are without custody. Most street prostitutes are children of dysfunctional parents or homes. In these homes, they experience violence, drugs and sexual assault. Their childhood was tumultuous and unstable with parents either absent, in jail or deceased. More then 40% of them are compelled to enter the trade to fund their drug habit. Other reasons are influence and the need for money. The psychiatric unit of the Los Angeles County jail is now considered the largest local mental health facility (eyond 2000 Committee).
Part II: Recommendations and Solutions

The Legalization Option

National surveys showed that 94% of American citizens perceived the police as not promptly responding to calls for help (ovard, 1998). One reason was their endless pursuit of prostitutes. Prostitution has remained illegal in most of the United States. The implementation…...

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Bayswan (2010). Prostitution in the United States -- the Statistics. Prostitutes Education

Network: Bayswan.org. Retrieved on March 10, 2010 from  http://www.bayswan.org/stats.html 

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The Mary Magdalene Project. Retrieved on March 11, 2010 from http://www.mmp.org/background/research.php

Prostitution Problem in Los Angeles
The problem of prostitution is one of the very old and difficult one to tackle. If left unattended this amoral practice will lead to a total social breakdown. Today the United States is being plagued badly by the menace of prostitution. Los Angeles in particular is affected the most and prostitution has assumed grave proportions. The various initiatives and new laws implemented by the government have not succeeded in improving the problem. Let us analyze the problem in a little detail so that we can have a better perspective of the issue and propose effective measures to eliminate this evil from the society.

The situation

In the United States the problem of prostitution is on the rise despite the strict laws that were passed in many of the states to rule prostitution as an illegal profession. It is virtually impossible to figure out the actual number of prostitutes…...

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1) Advocacy Committee for Women's Concerns, "Prostitution in the United States." Accessed on December 11th 2002, http://horeb.pcusa.org/oga/diversity/advocom.htm

2) Gina Keating, "Anti-Prostitution Law Targets Men's Cars," Accessed on December 11th, 2002,  http://news.excite.com/odd/article/id/125116%7Coddlyenough%7C08-15-2002::09:03%7Creuters.html 

3) "Author not Available," "Florida Laws," Accessed on December 11th, 2002 ( (Fl)http://home.nycap.rr.com/beast/statelaws.html

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here a recent history of moral hygienic emphasis has dominated the discussion on prostitution and the law, evolving understanding of public health issues is today producing a more realistic approach to the sex profession. Accordingly, "supporters of Himel's decision point to a wealth of data demonstrating that regulating the sex industry improves the health and well-being of its workers. Barbara Brents and Crystal Jackson, both sociologists from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and co-authors of The State of Sex: Tourism, Sex and Sin in the New American Heartland, have studied the legal prostitution trade in their city, and enumerated the ways in which it is safer for workers than in places where the industry remains illegal." (p. 1)
The article denotes that the measure has naturally raised the fury of many conservative opponents in the Canadian government and society. Extensive debate is now underway, with studies citing the various…...

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Works Cited:

Melnick, M. (2010). Legal Sex Work in Canada Just Became Easier, But Will It Be Safer? Time: Healthland.

People in America seem to be on some kind of moral crusade when it comes to making sure that prostitution is not legalized, yet we will sit by while football coaches molest and rape young boys. Bringing the topic back to ideology is important when considering this. When did it become okay for clergy and societal leaders to molest people and not okay for people two people to consent to having sex with each other if there is money involved? One is an act of coercion and one is not. The only difference is the exchanging of money from hand to hand.
Our government has decided that it is its responsibility to decide what is moral and decent in our society and what is not. The government has come to the conclusion that prostitution is indecent and anyone who engages in it is indecent and immoral or even amoral. The…...

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Arementano, P. (1993). The case for legalized prostitution. Future freedom foundation.

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edition). University of Chicago Press.

Fortunately, the story has a happy turning as we are presented in parallel with the actions of Adriana's brother who goes on a quest of saving his sister risking his own life. Adriana's brother, Jorge, played by Cesar Ramos, teams up with an American that is on the search of his own daughter, and they both attempt to rescue Adriana. The two manage to find out the internet site that Adriana is being auctioned to and they also manage to win the auction. Adriana is later saved as the police capture the criminals with the help of Jorge and his ally.

Trade presents the general picture of human trafficking, but at the same time it presents a story with a somewhat happy ending which usually does not exist in the cases of the other tens of thousands of women that are being kidnapped and then sold. The case of Adriana is…...

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Anderson, S.(2002).

Ethics. Prostitution and Sexual Autonomy: Making Sense of the Prohibition of Prostitution. (pp. 748-780). The University of Chicago Press.

Egerman, M. (2008). Point: Prostitution Must Remain Criminalized. Retrieved September 15, 2008 from Harvard Law Record Web site: http://media.www.hlrecord.org/media/storage/paper609/news/2008/04/24/Opinion/Point.Prostitution.Must.Remain.Criminalized-3347353.shtml

Emmerich, R.(producer) Heller, R.(producer) & Kreuzpainter, M. (Director). (2007). Trade [Motion Picture]. Lions Gate Films, CA.

Prostitution
Legalizing Prostitution

There is a certain stigma that surrounds sex work that has been present throughout history. However, there are also exceptions to such cultures that frame prostitution in an entirely different light. Despite your moral opinion about the legitimacy of prostitution, there are many significant benefits to be had by legalizing and regulating the profession. Not only would there be increased revenue for public funding generated from the taxation of such a practice, but it also can provide a safer environment for both the sex workers as well as sex consumers. Despite efforts to criminalize prostitution, the profession has not, or will ever, disappear. Rather, by forcing prostitutes to go underground, you subject the public to significant health and safety risks as well as endanger women in general. This brief paper will argue that there are many benefits to society that can be gained in the middle ground of the…...

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Works Cited

Albert, A. (2004, November). Is Prostitution Immoral? Retrieved from ProCon.org:  

Although traditional Indian values promote the understanding that kidnapping and slavery are wrong, cultural motivations have been fueling the trade. First, the major reason that the trade continues is for monetary gain. Because the madams and pimps, those they bribe, and even the Indian government benefit from the cash that is generated by the crime, it has become nearly as unstoppable as mob activity or other kinds of organized crime. Of course, the trade could not continue if there was no one to provide the money. Thus, the other cultural motivation of the trade is the attitude of oppression toward sex that may be the psychological fuel behind the sex trade, in addition to the assumption that such practices are accepted in their proper milieu. Because of this, those who want to combat and prevent this issue must take into account the cultural background of the problem. Just as…...

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Buncombe, Andrew. "India's sex trade exposed." The UK Independent. 29 November

2008. 21 May 2009.

Donnelly, John. "For youngest girls enslaved in sex trade, more woe." The Boston Globe.

1 Aug. 2007. 21 May 2009.

prostitution with a specific focus on the Nevada prostitution situation. We mainly focus on the reasons as to why prostitution was illegalized, the public health concerns regarding prostitution, prostitution and STDs and STIs, the development of laws regarding prostitution, prostitutes and STD's, why prostitution is legal in Nevada, the use of body for sex as well as whether Illegal prostitution lowers STD's, AIDS, HIV. Also discussed is how illegalizing/legalizing prostitution helps in the creation of body integrity if incase such a thing is practical.
In the state of Nevada is noted by Levenkron (2007) to have developed during the 19th century during the period of Gold ush. During this time, the population was disproportionately male. As a result of the dearth of women, the availability of prostitutes and engagement in prostitution was considered to be a vital commodity. The residents of the state soon developed a tolerant attitude to the…...

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Altink, S. (1995). Stolen Lives: Trading Women into Sex and Slavery. London: Scarlet Press.

Brent, BG Hausbeck, K (2005).Violence and Legalized Brothel Prostitution in Nevada Examining Safety, Risk, and Prostitution Policy. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, Vol. 20 No. 3, March 2005 270-295 DOI: 10.1177/0886260504270333

Budapest Group (1999). The Relationship Between Organized Crime and Trafficking in Aliens. Austria: International Centre for Migration Policy Development. June 1999.

Bureau NRM (2002). Trafficking in Human Beings: First Report of the Dutch National Rapporteur. The Hague. November 2002.

Prostitution Should Not Be Legalized:
According to statistics, it's stated that over one in every ten American adult males have paid for sex at a certain point in their lives. Actually, in 2005, nearly 84,000 people were arrested throughout the United States for prostitution-related offenses. Patty Kelly argues that prostitution is basically considered as part of the American culture which will not disappear any time soon. Kelly continues to argue that Eliot Spitzer's resignation after he paid a woman for sex and got caught was a move to help convince Americans that it was finally time for decriminalization of prostitution throughout the United States. Kelly's support for legalization of prostitution in America is also informed by his comparison to Mexico which has decriminalized prostitution.

In one-third of the states in Mexico, prostitution is legal, common and visible as many women sell sexual services do so due to some rational choice to…...

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Due, Becky. "Why Prostitution Should Not Be Legalized." Becky Due. Becky Due. Web. 8 May 2011. .

Kelly, Patty. "Legalize Prostitution Paying for Sex Is Common. Mexico Has Decriminalized It. So Should the U.S." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2008. Web. 8 May 2011. .

Raymond, Janice G. "10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution." Prostitution Research & Education. Prostitution Research & Education, 25 Mar. 2003. Web. 8 May 2011. .

Sullivan, Mary, and Sheila Jeffreys. "LEGALISING PROSTITUTION IS NOT THE ANSWER:

Prostitution Legal
Is the government justified to regulate prostitution?

Is the government justified in banning prostitution?

Prostitution is often called a 'victimless crime.' This implies that in the sexual transaction of prostitution, 'no one gets hurt' thus the action should be legally permissible, The presumption is that actors have a fundamental right to autonomy over their own bodies and if a woman (or a man) wishes to 'sell sex,' she or he has a right to do so. However, in a patriarchal society in which there are still substantial inequalities between males and females in terms of their ability to exercise power, this presumption is extremely problematic. The issue of consent is obviously most vexing when it comes to the issue of child prostitution, but even for women who are technically 'of age,' the prostitute/John relationship is arguably anything but equal. The second problematic presumption with the argument that prostitution is a…...

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Prostitution. (2013). Illinois Law. Retrieved:

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Raymond, J. (2012). The health effects of prostitution. Making the Harm Visible. Retrieved:

 http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/mhvhealt.htm

MYTH: Decriminalizing prostitution would save a lot of money because police wouldn't have to arrest prostitutes or johns or pimps.

FACT: Decriminalization of prostitution has resulted in expensive legal challenges because no one wants prostitution zoned into their neighborhood or near their kids' schools. Mustang Brothel was shut down because of tax evasion. Pimps are simply not going to hand over the massive profits that they make from the business of sexual exploitation.

MYTH: Prostitution is ugly, but we have to do something to make it a little better.

Legalization is better than nothing at all.

FACT: Prostitution can't be made "a little better" anymore than domestic violence can be made "a little better." Women in prostitution tell us clearly: they want the same options in life that others have: a decent job, safe housing, medical care and psychological counseling. They deserve that, not just an HIV test to make sure that they are…...

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Andrews, S.K. (2004). U.S. Domestic Prosecution of the American International Sex Tourist: Efforts to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 94(2), 415+. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Questia database:

These new views lead to a growing change in the status and aggressiveness of women in the nineteenth century.
Furthermore the belief that al of Victorian society was virtuous and unblemished has even come under more scrutiny. "...historians now use letters, diaries, marriage manuals, and even one survey of sexual attitudes to argue that the Victorians were in fact far less restrained.

The power of the Catholic Church meant that theological teaching was translated into dogma, and from dogma into policy and action. However, the contradictions presented by the potency of the sexual drive, the sanctity of marriage and the fear of damnation made the institution of prostitution inevitable. It became the 'lesser' or the 'necessary' evil permitted in order to safeguard more cherished institutions and to prevent men from committing graver sins. Justifications multiplied. 'If you eliminate prostitutes from society, ' declared St. Augustine, 'you disrupt everything with lust.

In the…...

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19 th-Century Responses to Prostitution. Prostitution in maritime London." 2007. Port cities London  http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.111/chapterId/2347/Prostitution-in-maritime-London.html 

Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, Prostitution in maritime London." 2007. Port cities London  http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.111/chapterId/2345/Prostitution-in-maritime-London.html 

Prostitution, Then and Now." Women's Issues then and Now: a Feminist Overview of the Pat Two Centuries. 2002 University of Texas http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/femhist/sex_work.shtml

Barret-Ducrocq, Franaoise. Love in the Time of Victoria: Sexuality, Class, and Gender in Nineteenth-Century London. Translated by Howe, John. London: Verso, 1991.

Prostitution causes consequences because:
- It perpetuates the objectification and exploitation of individuals for profit
- It contributes to the perpetuation of gender inequality and violence against women
- It poses serious health risks, such as the spread of sexually transmitted infections
- It can lead to psychological and emotional harm for those involved, including trauma and substance abuse

Solution to address the consequences of prostitution:
- Implement and enforce stricter laws against sex trafficking and exploitation
- Provide support services, such as counseling and job training, for individuals trying to leave the industry
- Offer education and awareness programs to combat the demand for prostitution
- Invest in....

I. Introduction

1. Early Life

   1. Ridgways abusive childhood with a domineering mother
   2. Struggles with social interactions and relationships in adolescence

2. Adult Life

   1. Marital issues and failed relationships
   2. Employment instability and financial struggles

II. Body

1. First Murders

   1. Ridgways initial forays into prostitution and the escalation to violence
   2. Development of a pattern in selecting victims and disposing of bodies

2. Continued Criminal Activity

   1. Evading suspicion and keeping a low profile for years
   2. Using....

Socio-Economic Impact of Small-Scale Mining in Chegutu Wards 17 and 25

In Turkish debt law, the concept of "genel ahlaka ayk?r?l?k" or breach of general morality plays a significant role in shaping contractual obligations and the enforceability of agreements. This principle is rooted in the broader framework of Turkish civil law, which seeks to ensure that contracts not only reflect the will of the parties involved but also conform to societal norms and ethical standards. The Turkish Code of Obligations (TCO) explicitly addresses this issue under Article 27, which states that a contract is void if its purpose or means are contrary to public order or general morality.

The interpretation of what....