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Women and men receive different punishments for their involvement in the same crime: prostitution

Pfeffer, Rebecca (2018) Women and men receive different punishments for their involvement in the same crime: prostitution. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (27 Mar 2018). Website.

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Abstract

In a new study of nearly 23,000 people who had been arrested only once, and for prostitution, Rebecca Pfeffer finds significant disparities in how men and women had been treated. Men, who tend to be the buyers, were less likely to be arrested compared to women, and were also less likely to be given a jail sentence. The way in which prostitution laws are enforced, she writes, disproportionately harms women and raises questions about the concept of all being equal before the law.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog
Additional Information: © 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
K Law > K Law (General)
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2018 14:51
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 13:34
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/89308

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