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Title Taking the crime out of sex work : New Zealand sex workers' fight for decriminalisation / edited by Gillian Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald and Catherine Healy with Aline Taylor
Published Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2010
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 271 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Introduction / Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald -- Part One. Lead-up to the passing of the 2003 Prostitution Reform Act. 2. Of whalers, diggers and 'soiled doves': a history of the sex industry in New Zealand / Jan Jordan -- 3. History of the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective / Catherine Healy, Calum Bennachie and Anna Reed -- 4. Lobbying for decriminalisation / Tim Barnett, Catherine Healy, Anna Reed and Calum Bennachie -- 5. The Prostitution Reform Act / Gillian Abel, Catherine Healy, Calum Bennachie and Anna Reed -- 6. Several sides to this story: feminist views of prostitution reform / Alison Laurie -- Part Two. Implementation and impact of the 2003 Prostitution Reform Act: the first five years. 7. Review of the Prostitution Reform Act / Paul Fitzharris with Aline Taylor -- 8. Brothel operators' and support agencies' experiences of decriminalisation / Elaine Mossman -- 9. The (continuing) regulation of prostitution by local authorities / Dean Knight -- 10. CSoM study methodology and methods / Gillian Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald and Cheryl Brunton -- 11. Becoming inspectors of brothels: public health authorities' experience of implementing the Prostitution Reform Act / Cheryl Brunton -- 12. The media and the Prostitution Reform Act / Lisa Fitzgerald and Gillian Abel -- 13. Risk and risk management in sex work post-Prostitution Reform Act : a public health perspective / Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald -- 14. Decriminalisation and stigma / Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald -- 15. Conclusion / Gillian Abel and Lisa Fitzgerald
Summary This book examines the decriminalisation of all sectors of sex work in New Zealand. It provides first hand views and experience on this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject New Zealand. Prostitution Reform Act 2003.
SUBJECT Prostitution Reform Act 2003 (New Zealand) fast
Subject Prostitution -- Law and legislation -- New Zealand
Prostitution -- New Zealand
Decriminalization -- New Zealand
Sex industry -- New Zealand
Women -- New Zealand -- Social conditions
PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Prostitution
Decriminalization
Prostitution -- Law and legislation
Sex industry
Women -- Social conditions
New Zealand
Form Electronic book
Author Abel, Gillian, editor.
Fitzgerald, Lisa (Sociologist), editor
Healy, Catherine, editor.
Taylor, Aline, editor.
LC no. 2012406184
ISBN 9781847423351
1847423353