Sex Work and Drug Use in a Subculture of Violence

This article examines the subculture of violence thesis as it relates to female street sex workers in Miami. Interview and focus group methods were used to study the intersections of childhood trauma, drug use, and violent victimization among 325 women. Using targeted sampling, crack- and heroin-usi...

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Contributors: Surratt, Hilary L. (Other) ; Inciardi, James A. 1939- (Other) ; Kurtz, Steven P. (Other) ; Kiley, Marion C. (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Undetermined language
Published: 2004
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2004, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-59
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Prostitution
Drogengebrauch
Gewalt
Subkultur