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Prostitution Decriminalization Campaigns In The United States: Libertarianism Or A "Decent Society", Jody Raphael

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Recently, legislative campaigns to totally decriminalize the sex trade industry in a handful of U.S. states and the District of Columbia failed, but a look at campaign supporters and their arguments demonstrates that libertarian principles are mainly guiding their efforts. This article explores how libertarianism principles, when applied to the sex trade, could bring about severe and lasting harm to others, including sellers of sex, potential victims of sex trafficking to meet the new demand, and the general community. Philosophic principles of liberty have been incorporated by courts, which find that liberty is never absolute and requires a balancing test …

Does The Decriminalization Of Prostitution Reduce Rape And Sexually Transmitted Disease? A Review Of Cunningham And Shah Findings, Lily Lachapelle, Clare Schneider, Melanie Shapiro, Donna M. Hughes

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

In 2013, research findings by Cunningham and Shah claimed that rape and sexually transmitted diseases were reduced by decriminalized prostitution in Rhode Island. The original unpublished claims have received wide media coverage which have gone unexamined. This review finds errors in their analyses. One error is the date when prostitution was decriminalized in Rhode Island. Cunningham and Shah claim that prostitution was decriminalized in 2003. Our analysis finds the date of decriminalization of prostitution was 1980. The change in the start date of decriminalization significantly alters the analysis and the findings. Another error results from Cunningham and Shah using an …

Challenges For Investigating Sex Trafficking: The Role Of Decriminalized Prostitution, Donna M. Hughes Dr., Melanie Shapiro Esq

Donna M. Hughes

This presentation is a case study of challenges to investigating sex trafficking created by decriminalized prostitution. For 29 years (from 1980 to 2009) in Rhode Island, engaging in prostitution was not prohibited or regulated. Commercial sex acts were private and beyond the interest of the state. Lack of laws or regulations of prostitution created a permissive legal, economic, and cultural environment for the growth of prostitution businesses. Local police were impeded from investigating alleged sex trafficking because police had no legal cause to investigate private activities. In interviews, law enforcement officials repeatedly stated that they did not have the laws …

Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Erica Pierce

Jack McDevitt

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Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For October, November And December 2004, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Jason Rydberg, Chris Eggiman

Jack McDevitt

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Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For January, February And March 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Chris Eggiman, Jake Hulseberg, Jason Rydberg

Jack McDevitt

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Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For July, August And September 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Jack McDevitt

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Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Erica Pierce

Amy Farrell

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Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Data Collection Study 2004-2005: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Amy Farrell

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Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For October, November And December 2004, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Jason Rydberg, Chris Eggiman

Amy Farrell

No abstract provided.

Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For July, August And September 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Amy Farrell

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Speak Your Voice On Prostitution Bill, Donna L. Landry, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes