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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459306703321

Titolo

Taking the crime out of sex work : New Zealand sex workers' fight for decriminalisation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4473-0366-0

1-282-93861-4

9786612938610

1-84742-335-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbelGillian

Disciplina

364.15340993

Soggetti

Kriminalpolitik

Retspolitiker

Prostitution

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald; Part one: Lead up to the passing of the Prostitution Reform Act (2003): Of whalers, diggers and 'soiled doves: a history of the sex industry in New Zealand~ Jan Jordan; History of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective~ Catherine Healy, Calum Bennachie and Anna Reed; Lobbying for decriminalisation~ Tim Barnett, Catherine Healy, Anna Reed and Calum Bennachie; The Prostitution Reform Act~ Gillian Abel, Catherin Healy, Calum Bennachie and Anna Reed; Several sides to this story: feminist views of prostitution reform~ Alison Laurie; Part two: Implementation and impact of the Prostitution Reform Act (2003): the first five years: Review of the PRA~ Paul Fitzharris with Aline Taylor; Brothel operators' and support agencies' experiences of decriminalisation~ Elaine Mossman; The (continuing) regulation of prostitution by local authorities~ Dean Knight; CSoM study methodology and methods~ Gillian Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald and Cheryl Brunton; Becoming inspectors of brothels: public health authorities' experience of implementing the PRA~ Cheryl



Brunton; The media and the PRA~ Lisa Fitzgerald and Gillian Abel; Risk and risk management in sex work post PRA: a public health perspective~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald; Decriminalisation and stigma~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald;Conclusion~ Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the decriminalisation of various sectors of sex work in New Zealand. This book provides first hand views and experience on this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies.