Police Implementation of the Partial Sex Purchase Ban in England and Wales

A main point of contention in the policy areas of prostitution and sex trafficking is whether the purchase of sex should be criminalised, whether fully (in all circumstances) or partly (only under specific circumstances). Particularly, Europe has seen several countries either fully criminalise buyin...

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1. VerfasserIn: Matolcsi, Andrea (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [2022]
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Jahr: 2022, Band: 28, Heft: 1, Seiten: 135-153
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