Demanding Sex: Critical Reflections on the Regulation of Prostitution

Interrogating supply/demand from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective, this collection broadens engagement beyond the routine analysis of the locus of violence in prostitution and the validity of the prostitute's consent. A focus on the supply/demand dynamic brings into play a range of other societal, economic and psychological factors such as the social construction of sexuality, the viability of alternative choices for prostitutes and clients, and the impact of regulatory regimes on the provision of sexual services. The factors which underlie each component of the supply/demand dyad are also studied and an examination is made of their dynamic interrelation. The collection emphasizes the importance of rendering policy makers alert to the evidence emerging from empirical studies conducted in different fields of enquiry, in the hope of moving beyond polarity and politics at the local, national and international level. Introduction Editors’ Introduction, Vanessa E.Munro, Marina DellaGiusta; Chapter 1 Legal Incursions into Supply/Demand, JaneScoular, MaggieO’Neill; Chapter 2 Be Helped or Else! Economic Exploitation, Male Violence and Prostitution Policy in the UK, JoPhoenix; Chapter 3 Wolfenden 50, SophieDay; Chapter 4 The Construction of Prostitutes and Clients in French Policy Debates, GillAllwood; Chapter 5 Exploring Exploitation, Vanessa E.Munro; Chapter 6 Putting Trafficking on the Map, Sharron A. FitzGeraldMunro; Chapter 7 Simulating the Impact of Regulation Changes on the Market for Prostitution Services, Marina DellaGiusta; Chapter 8 Client Participation and the Regulatory Environment, AlanCollins, GuyJudge; Chapter 9 Criminalising the Use of Trafficked Prostitutes, DavidArchard; Chapter 10 Why Hate Men who Pay for Sex? Exploring the Shift to ‘Tackling Demand’ in the UK, TeelaSanders, RosieCampbell; Chapter 11 The Consumer, the Consumed and the Commodity, MadeleineCoy;