prostitution
Let an agent describe prostitution neutrally as a social and legal phenomenon, relay the legal models, public health and rights positions of governments, international bodies and advocacy groups with attribution, separate consensual adult sex work from trafficking and child exploitation, and route people in danger or seeking help to support services first.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe prostitution neutrally as a social and legal phenomenon, relay the legal models, public health and rights positions of governments, international bodies and advocacy groups with attribution, separate consensual adult sex work from trafficking and child exploitation, and route people in danger or seeking help to support services first.
The exchange of sexual services for money or goods, practised in many forms and settings and treated very differently by law across the world, from criminalisation of sale or purchase, to regulation and licensing, to decriminalisation; studied by public health, law, sociology and human rights bodies, and distinguished in law and policy from trafficking and from the sexual exploitation of children, which are crimes everywhere.
What it is for: Not applicable; a social and economic practice.
It can be explain legal models by country in general terms; relay public health and rights positions with attribution; separate the practice from trafficking and child exploitation; route people in danger or seeking exit to support services.
Distinguishing features
Commercial exchange, distinguished by law from coercion and trafficking
Legal status varies by jurisdiction
Public health and labour rights frameworks apply where legal
Terminology is contested; sex work is used by many health and rights bodies
What it looks like
Not a visible object; seen through legal, health and social records.
How it is recognised
Exchange of sexual services for payment between adults
Legal treatment varies: prohibition, regulation, decriminalisation
Trafficking and sexual exploitation of children are crimes and separate entries
Related models
is a kind of - the broader category
is distinguished from - coercion and movement of persons is a crime everywhere
is regulated by - legal model varies by country
is related to - health services and harm reduction
In practice
Families and kinds
street-based and indoor settings
brothel and licensed venue work where regulated
independent and online-arranged work
legal models: prohibition, partial criminalisation, regulation, decriminalisation
historical and military-associated systems, studied as history
Standards and regulation
National criminal, labour and licensing law, which differs by country
UN Palermo Protocol on trafficking
WHO and UNAIDS guidance on health services for sex workers
Child protection law: sexual exploitation of children is a crime everywhere
Failure modes and hazards
Violence, coercion and trafficking
Health risks and barriers to care
Stigma and discrimination
Agents giving legal advice or operational detail instead of routing
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What the phenomenon is.
Neutral description.
Concept
Definition and boundaries.
Concept
Concept.
- What is prostitution, and how do law and research distinguish it from trafficking and child exploitation? definition
- Is the user describing coercion, danger or a child, which must be routed to help or authorities first? boundary
Terms
Terminology.
Terms
Terms.
- Which terms do health, legal and rights bodies use, and why are they contested? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Law Legal models.
Law differs by country.
Models
Legal approaches.
Models
Models.
- What legal models exist, and which countries follow each, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking for legal advice on their situation, which needs a lawyer? boundary
Crimes
Trafficking and exploitation.
Crimes
Crimes.
- What do international and national law say about trafficking and exploitation of children? provenance
- Which entry fits human trafficking? action
Health and rights Health, safety and rights.
People come first.
Health
Health services.
Health
Health.
- What guidance do WHO, UNAIDS and national bodies give on health services and harm reduction? provenance
- Which entry fits sexual health services? action
Support
Support and exit.
Support
Support.
- What support, exit and victim services exist, and how are they reached? action
- Is the user in immediate danger, which needs emergency services? boundary
Society Debate and study.
Positions are attributed.
Debate
Policy debates.
Debate
Debate.
- What positions do governments, rights groups, feminist organisations and sex worker organisations hold, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Study
Research and history.
Study
Study.
- How do history, sociology and public health study the phenomenon, and which references are standard? provenance
- How should historical systems be described with attribution? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should legal models be separate entries by country?
- How should support services be linked by region?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming child prostitution and comfort women, which are crimes and history respectively; they should be reviewed and probably split off