Move Along: Community-based Research into the Policing of Sex Work in Washington, D.C

The article reports on a research effort organized by the U.S. organization known as the Alliance for a Safe and Diverse D.C. which examined the perceived harms deriving from the criminalization of sex work in Washington, D.C. This study pertains to several anti-prostitution laws that were passed in...

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VerfasserInnen: Saunders, Penelope (Verfasst von) ; Kirby, Jennifer (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2010
In: Social justice
Jahr: 2010, Band: 37, Heft: 1, Seiten: 107-127
Online-Zugang: Volltext (Verlag)
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POLICE brutality
Prostitution > Law & legislation
Prostitution > United States
Legal status of prostitutes
sex workers
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Zusammenfassung:The article reports on a research effort organized by the U.S. organization known as the Alliance for a Safe and Diverse D.C. which examined the perceived harms deriving from the criminalization of sex work in Washington, D.C. This study pertains to several anti-prostitution laws that were passed in D.C. during 2005 that expand the powers of police and other regulatory authorities to reduce street- and place-based sex work. The described research project was organized partly due to reports of police abuse but also to serve as a tool that could help community members resist police brutality and oppression.
ISSN:2327-641X