I am a British academic who has spent the last twelve years studying the legislation pertaining to prostitution. My book, ‘Prostitution, Women and Misuse of the Law’ (Frank Cass 2003), concerns the history and development of the law as it relates to prostitution in England and Wales. To a lesser extent I have studied the problems connected with trafficking and migration.
The conclusion I have reached as a result of my research is that legislation, however well intentioned, is a major part of the problem. In most cases new law work for a limited amount of time, but the sex industry invariably adapts, relocates and expands. This creates a situation which is more difficult to regulate and police and which makes the lives of sex workers more dangerous.
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