02857nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10517469 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110705s2012 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 2011028190 9780814794630 9780814770542 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)768411358 n-us--- e-be--- e-ne--- e-gx--- HQ144 .W447 2012eb 306.74/209051 23 Weitzer, Ronald John, 1952- Legalizing prostitution [electronic resource] : from illicit vice to lawful business / Ronald Weitzer. New York : New York University Press, 2012. xii, 284 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. Sex work -- pt. 2. Policies : America and beyond -- pt. 3. Case studies : three red-light cities. "Some towns in Nevada have legal brothels where sex can be bought lawfully, yet in Las Vegas, prostitutes and their patrons are regularly prosecuted for exchanging sex for money, just as they are elsewhere in the United States. While sex work has long been controversial, it has become even more contested over the past decade as laws, policies, and enforcement practices have become more repressive in many nations, partly as a result of the ascendancy of interest groups committed to the total abolition of the sex industry. Legalizing Prostitution maps out the current terrain. Using America as a backdrop, Weitzer draws on extensive field research in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany to illustrate alternatives to American-style criminalization and marginalization of sex workers. These cases are then used to develop a roster of "best practices" that can serve as a model for other nations considering legalization. Legalizing Prostitution provides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and red-light landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government, presenting a rich and novel portrait of the multifaceted world of legal sex for sale"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Prostitution United States. Prostitution Law and legislation. Prostitution Netherlands Case studies. Prostitution Belgium Case studies. Prostitution Germany Case studies. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10517469 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 224496 224496