Occupational Hazards of Street Prostitutes

Occupational Hazards of Street Prostitutes

A study of 200 women street prostitutes documents extremely high levels of on-the-job victimization. Subjects reported being physically abused and beaten by both customers and pimps. Other forms of victimization included customer rape, forced perversion, non-payment, robbery, violence, clients going...

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Veröffentlicht in:Criminal justice and behavior 1981-12, Vol.8 (4), p.395-399
Hauptverfasser: Silbert, Mimi H., Pines, Ayala M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Prostitution
Victims of crime
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Zusammenfassung:A study of 200 women street prostitutes documents extremely high levels of on-the-job victimization. Subjects reported being physically abused and beaten by both customers and pimps. Other forms of victimization included customer rape, forced perversion, non-payment, robbery, violence, clients going beyond the prostitution contract, and unfair split of money with pimps.
ISSN:0093-8548
1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/009385488100800401