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Criminalising Prostitution Linked to Violence Against Female Sex Workers
Shannon says: The persistent relationship between enforcement of prostitution and drug use policies (e.g. confiscation of drug use paraphernalia without arrest, and enforced displacement to outlying areas) suggests that criminalisation may enhance the likelihood of violence against street-based female sex workers.
She adds that it is particularly worrying that so many female sex workers are unsuccessful in accessing drug treatment and this led to double the risk of physical and client-perpetrated violence. The authors say the demand for addiction treatment in British Colombia far outweighs availability - in 2008 there was a wait time of between four to twelve weeks and only a handful of beds were available for mothers with children.
To conclude, Shannon says that "the findings support global calls to remove criminal sanctions targeting sex workers.
Source-BMJ
SRM
She adds that it is particularly worrying that so many female sex workers are unsuccessful in accessing drug treatment and this led to double the risk of physical and client-perpetrated violence. The authors say the demand for addiction treatment in British Colombia far outweighs availability - in 2008 there was a wait time of between four to twelve weeks and only a handful of beds were available for mothers with children.
To conclude, Shannon says that "the findings support global calls to remove criminal sanctions targeting sex workers.
Source-BMJ
SRM
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