There is evidence in the literature that regulation may be a more efficient means of harm reduction in prostitution than criminalization. However, prostitution is illegal everywhere in the United States except for eight counties in Nevada where regulated brothels are licensed. Studies indicate these brothels are effective at controlling the violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and community disorder typically associated with prostitution. What remains unknown is whether they deter demand for illegal prostitution, which remains plagued by these harms. Comparisons of prostitution arrest rates among counties with and without brothels in Nevada, prostitution arrest rates among all U.S. states, and drug arrest rates among counties in Nevada were completed. While existing data are largely insufficient for evaluating the viability of Nevada's legal brothels as model alternatives to criminalization, it is clear that the brothels, which are located in Nevada's more rural areas, do not adequately address illegal prostitution in urban areas. Debate about the appropriateness of legalization will continue. Nevertheless, some consensus options, such as increasing access to resources for women trying to escape prostitution and emphasizing demand-side controls over supply-side controls, have emerged. / A Thesis Submitted to the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester, 2010. / October 20, 2010. / Nevada, brothels, prostitutes, prostitution, legalization, regulation, harm reduction, violence, women, sex, disease, community disorder / Includes bibliographical references. / Daniel Mears, Professor Directing Thesis; Sonja Siennick, Committee Member; William Bales, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_176310 |
| Contributors | Rodgers, David H. (authoraut), Mears, Daniel (professor directing thesis), Siennick, Sonja (committee member), Bales, William (committee member), College of Criminology and Criminal Justice (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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