Sex Work and Law Enforcement

Research for Sex Work 8 (June 2005)

Contents

Editorial
Melissa Ditmore
Cambodian sex workers conduct their own research
Carol Jenkins
Sex workers experiences with the local law enforcement in South Africa
Nicole Fick
Human rights and legal services for sex workers in Central Asia republics: Points for consideration
Yury Sarankov, Vera Dite, Adrian Webster, Robin Montgomery
The relationship between street-based sex workers and the police in the effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies
Rachel Wotton
Decriminalisation as partnership: An overview of Australia's sex industry law reform model
Kate Demaere
Regulating the world's oldest profession: Queensland's experience with a regulated sex industry
Charrlotte Woodward, Jane Fischer
Law unreasonably enforced: Experiences of female sex workers in Hong Kong
Kendy Yim
Sex workers and police in New York City
Juhu Thukral, Alexandra Murphy
The impact of new UK legislation on street-based sex workers: Anti social behaviour orders
Teela Sanders
US sponsored entrapment
Empower Chiang Mai
Rescue?
Tenofovir trial and ethics update
Legal glossary
Announcements

Updates

Research for Sex Work 8 es ahora disponible en español.

Research for Sex Work 8 featured "Cambodian Sex Workers Conduct Their Own Research" by Carol Jenkins. This article described sex workers using respondent-driven sampling and interviewing 1000 sex workers and 60 police officers. Over 95% of sex workers interviewed reported having been raped in the twelve months prior to being interviewed. The full report has now been released and can be downloaded here.

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