RT Article
T1 Criminal Justice System Outcomes for Buyers, Sellers, and Facilitators of Commercial Sex in Houston, Texas
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 65
IS 11
SP 1596
OP 1618
A1 Updegrove, Alexander H.
A2 Muftić, Lisa R.
A2 Niebuhr, Nicole
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1677504382
AB This study draws upon the economic model of prostitution to explore the relationship between gender, prostitution role, and criminal justice system outcomes. Official court data for 1,027 prostitution arrestees from Harris County (Houston), Texas, were used to differentiate participants by their role in the commercial sex trade (buyer, facilitator, or seller). Logistic regression results indicate that gender differences persist for case dismissal and plea deal acceptance among prostitution arrestees even after controlling for their criminality and role in the prostitution offense. Although gender does not influence the likelihood of conviction, buyers are significantly less likely to be convicted than sellers. Implications from these findings, as well as limitations and suggestions for further research, are discussed.
K1 Prostitution
K1 Disparity
K1 Gender
K1 Punishment
K1 Sentencing
DO 10.1177/0011128718787473