The Impact of Decriminalisation on the Number of Sex Workers in New Zealand

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ID2115091
AutoresG Abel (0000-0003-0089-123X, University of Otago), Gillian M Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald (0000-0002-0252-2246, The University of Queensland), Lisa J Fitzgerald, Cheryl Brunton (University of Otago)
Año2009
Volumen38
Número3
Páginas515-531
Fecha de publicación2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047279409003080
OpenAlexW2149231340
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas40
Referencias citadas12

In 2003, New Zealand decriminalised sex work through the enactment of the Prostitution Reform Act. Many opponents to this legislation predicted that there would be increasing numbers of people entering sex work, especially in the street-based sector. The debates within the New Zealand media following the legislation were predominantly moralistic and there were calls for the recriminalisation of the street-based sector. This study estimated the number of sex workers post-decriminalisation in five locations in New Zealand: the three main cities in which sex work takes place as well as two smaller cities. These estimations were compared to existing estimations prior to and at the time of decriminalisation. The research suggests that the Prostitution Reform Act has had little impact on the number of people working in the sex industry

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