NCJ Number
134070
Date Published
1991
Length
369 pages
Annotation
This report provides a framework for dealing with prostitution-related activities in Queensland, Australia that encompasses law, morality, and health.
Abstract
In preparing the report, the Queensland Criminal Justice Commission reviewed the literature on prostitution in Australia; examined current laws in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries; held meetings and seminars with individuals and interested organizations; surveyed sex workers; and held a workshop involving academics, lawyers, health professionals, public servants, and researchers. The Commission determined that children should be protected from exploitation and coercion and that measures should be implemented to protect sex workers and their clients against health risks. The Commission also determined that law reform should focus on the prevention of criminal involvement and corruption and that any option selected for dealing with prostitution-related activities should be cost-effective. The Commission identified four possible responses to prostitution: strict enforcement of the criminal law; no application of the criminal law; partial application of the criminal law; and regulation of prostitution-related activities by means other than the criminal law. Specific Commission recommendations are detailed, and appendixes provide supplemental information on prostitution and public attitudes. References, footnotes, tables, and figures