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    Within the research surrounding sex trafficking and its relation to prostitution, an important question is: do different laws and policies on prostitution have a noticeable effect on human trafficking? Which is more likely to decrease sex trafficking: decriminalization of prostitution or strict enforcement of anti-prostitution laws? The literature suggests that decriminalizing prostitution may lead to better working conditions for a minority of workers, however legalization can lead to higher rates

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    Japanese conquered. At this time, prostitution was used on a small scale to serve the personal needs of the soldiers. However, as time persisted; the business of prostitution did as well. The presence of the United States in Vietnam subsidized to the escalation of prostitution. Furthermore, in 1957 there were an estimated number of 20,000 sex workers in Thailand, by 1964 that number had heightened to 400,000 (Gay 34)”. This rapid boom of sex workers contributed to prostitution becoming a large-scale business

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    Prostitution is illegal in the United States, except for some counties in Nevada. However, prostitution is in most part of the United States, despite the fact that it has been legalized. Prostitution is an act whereby, one sells his/her body for sex. In the United States, Prostitution is divided into three broad categories; street, escort, and brothel prostitution. Brothel prostitution takes place in brothel houses, which are houses where prostitutes can sell sexual services. This kind of prostitution

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    the decriminalization of prostitution helps, there will still be a heavy demand for it. One of the biggest industries in the world has it entrapped, which is the sex based human trafficking. According to the International Labor Organization, human trafficking generates around $150 Billion per year. And Two-thirds of this money ($99billion) comes from commercial sex exploitation. But at the same time there is in fact evidence out there, that displays legalizing prostitution reduces sex trafficking

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    “world’s oldest profession,” also known as prostitution, is considered a grey area in morality (Thiroux). Prostitution is defined as selling oneself or one’s talents for base purpose (Agnes). Contrary to popular belief, there are plenty of arguments for prostitution and the act of prostitution becoming legal. Coinciding with popular belief, there are more arguments against the act of prostitution being legalized. While some consider the act of prostitution to be an immoral act others will consider

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    your eyes known as prostitution. According to Laws.Com, “the most common type labor in human trafficking, is prostitution”. Prostitution is the practice or occupation of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money. Many people overlook prostitution because of the assumption of it being voluntarily. Although statistics on prostitution is difficult due to illegal commercial acts, eighty percent of prostitutes do not like the condition they

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    Will Legalizing or Decriminalizing Prostitution Decrease Sex Trafficking in the United States? With the exception of Nevada, prostitution in the United States is strictly forbidden. In the beginning of 2013, the national UCR Program started collecting offense and arrest data about human trafficking which was approved by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008. This act demanded that the FBI begins to start gathering human trafficking offense statistics

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    Prostitution and the Law Prostitution, also known as commercial sex or solicitation, is the business of preforming sexual activities in exchange for monetary compensation. Prostitution can be seen in many different outlets, from brothels and streetwalkers, to top of the line escort or call-girl services. Prostitution laws make it a crime to suggest, consent, or participate in a sexual act for the benefit of receiving payment (FindLaw, 2016). Prostitution is one of the first known female occupations

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    Prostitution “There is no clear boundary” between voluntary and involuntary prostitution says Janice Raymond of the University of Massachusetts.(341) Prostitution as the society knows the women that sell themselves on the street as, is presented as a debate around the world, whether it be legalized or not. In the article “Decriminalizing Prostitution” Sarah Glazer reports on the views people have towards prostitution in their cities. Many people have different opinions on this debate such as

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    Prostitution, the act of “providing or receiving sexual acts, between a prostitute and a client, in exchange for money or some other form of remuneration” (Hock 557). The idea of exchanging sex for valuables has been seen since the beginning of human society; the first reported data about prostitution was reported around 3000 B.C.E in one of the first known civilizations, Mesopotamia (Caraboi and Fierbinteanu 362). Also, prostitution is often referred to as “the world’s oldest profession.” Today

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