One of the more disturbing aspects of commercial sex transactions encountered in our review of reverse sting operations is the presence of children. We found cases in 38 U.S. cities and counties in which infants or young children were present in vehicles or hotel rooms where men had arranged to buy sex. Recent examples include [...]
Prostitution and sex trafficking are not strictly urban problems, and with the advent of web-based solicitation and wireless technology, are becoming even more decentralized. Police “reverse sting” operations using female decoys to arrest male…
One of the issues that frequently arises in debates about whether prostitution should be legalized, decriminalized, or remain prohibited is the assertion that it is victimless. The argument against prohibition is built upon the essentially libertarian idea that…
