Strain Theory Of Criminology

Some say prostitution is the world 's oldest profession. Yet, only a small percentage of the world’s government allows it. The legalization of prostitution is a very controversial topic due to many people’s moral beliefs. Prostitutes all over the world are treated as outcasts. A reason for people to be against prostitution could be due to their religious beliefs, moral standpoints, or lack of knowledge over the subject. Many religions state that sex outside of marriage is a sin and those who do it should be looked down upon. Due to these beliefs people tend to be against the legalization of prostitution. Though there are many facts that show that prostitution should be legalized. Prostitution should be legalized in the United States because then it can be regulated, would help the economy, and would lower the prison population and crimes against prostitutes.

Prostitution is one of the oldest and most controversial professions on earth. According to records, prostitution was a normal practice of the earliest known civilizations. Ancient Greeks and Roma governments went as far as sponsoring brothels to ensure their citizens could afford a prostitute. The emergence of religions like Christianity and Islam transformed the moral views on prostitution. Following a tremendous pressure from the religious authorities, many European countries started to ban the practice on the bases of being immoral and harmful to society. The king of Spain made prostitution punishable law. Those caught could face a harsh punishment or they could be exiled. Pope Sixths of Rome went as far as making prostitution punishable by death .Despite the laws drafted by the authorities, people continued to provide and use sexual services. In this modern era, we are still debating the ethics of prostitution. Most people claim that prostitution is morally degrading and harmful to the wellbeing of society. While others claim that legalizing prostitution can help create tax revenues, undermine organized crime and reduce the spread of disease. Using utilitarianism, virtue ethics and Kant deontology I will prove that prostitution is immoral and it should be banned.

It is rather odd to think that prostitution, which is considered to be the world’s oldest profession, would be illegal and harmful in nature. The issue of legalizing prostitution has entered public conversation around the world, which is severely divided. Many, like myself, consider prostitution to be a victimless crime. Despite such opposition to legalizing prostitution, many argue that legalizing it would result in decreased morality issues, increase the economic activity in the United States, and help decrease the number of sexually transmitted diseases among both prostitutes and those who patronize them,

Even though prostitution seems to be a big deal in the 21st century, little do society knows prostitution has been here for many centuries. A little history about prostitution is that it’s been around so far as 2400 BC, it is known as the oldest profession. In ancient Greece, women who were known to be prostitutes their head would not be veiled meaning covered. Those who were not

Prostitution being illegal causes a rapid increase in rape and assault which causes trauma and domestic violence issues. Legalizing prostitution would help make the sex workers feel safer and more secure. Studies show legalizing sex work in America would decrease rape and assault roughly about 25%. Sex workers in licensed brothels can have someone to back up the violence if it was to occur. (Kirby

Prostitution is defined as the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment. "There is no downside to legalizing prostitution. The government would benefit by collecting taxes on the industry. And regulation would clean up a lot of crime and help to protect women" ( Procon.org “taxes from prostitution”

Prostitution can benefit our country in several different ways. The legalization of prostitution would advance medical studies/discoveries on ways to cure the Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) which leads to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STDs), such as Herpes, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis. It would also

The involvement of Prostitution comes from engaging enrolling in sexual activities with a another person for payment. The world is a dangerous place, sex work is a dangerous profession and people today have a right to be safe from harm and threats. Thousands of women in the present day are involved in prostitution and abuse is an everyday terror for them; about 82% of reported people say that they have been physically assaulted since entering the field of sex work. (Farley and Howard par. 3). There are many different views on whether the act of prostitution should be legalized or not and the debate has been a major topic for many years. Some people believe that sex work should be legalized because it could decrease the overall act incidence of prostitution, decrease the rate of sexually transmitted diseases as well as decrease the exploitation that comes with it. Although, others believe that the legalization will increase some things such as violence, the crime rate, STD’s, robbery and the risk of unwanted pregnancies. Prostitution should not be legalized because the rate of rape could easily increase, the rate of human trafficking could easily increase and the rate of STD’s could easily increase.

Legalizing prostitution could help clean up the streets, lower taxes, lower the rate of rape and the rate of organized crime.

Legalizing prostitution will expand the pornography industry. First of all, prostitution and pornography has the relationship in the sex industry activity. This relationship will share the same three factors: a seller (pimp/producer/manager), a person being sold (prostitute/porn actress/stripper) and a buyer (john/porn viewer/club patron). So what kind of relationship between pornography and prostitution? Has it to be the cause and effect relationship? It 's impossible to say definitively that watching pornography causes prostitution use, but it 's definitely watching pornography is a part of a cluster of variables that are promoted and connected with men 's assumption that they are entitled to use women sexually whenever they want. One of research studied 110 men who bought sex in Scotland and found that they were more likely buying sex higher than after they have viewed pornography. Also, Melissa Farley, a researcher and clinical psychologist at Prostitution Research & Education, a nonprofit California-based organization dedicated to research and education surrounding trafficking and prostitution, confirmed that: “Pornography teaches men how to be johns. It is cultural propaganda, which drives home the notion that women are prostitutes. In sum, pornography is pictures of prostitution.” So that, watching porn is one of main factors that affect johns’ determine to due with prostitute. When prostitution expand after we legalize it, then learning about the sexual skills of

Prostitution, as stated by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.” With a clear understanding of its definition, it can be acknowledged that this practice is both dangerous and unethical, and often reflect an imbalance of power and control, both physically and emotionally, through unsafe environments and treating prostitutes as sex objects. As a matter of fact, if we lived in a perfect society everyone would be wealthy and this practice would not exist; however, this reality seems far-fetched. The world in which we live is not ideal and sex is not always accessible or consensual. Societies revolve around sex and, as a result of this, there will always be

Prostitution was regarded as a deviant and illegal practice for years, women and men both involved in prostitution almost in every country. Prostitution is always considered as illegal. Not only the society recognize that prostitution is a shame but also the religion asserts that it has a bad name. But nowadays, prostitution can be considered in another way. People and researchers started to think about the human rights, the protection and liberalism these years. Once prostitution was regarded in a different way, the perspective in a long run has been slightly changed.

All thru the colonization of the United States of America religion has shaped and guided the social values that we as American’s hold dear such as god, country, and family. Therefore legalizing prostitution can unhinge such morals that we as Americans’ hold in high regard. The immoral act of prostitution causes problems such as pimping, the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and the problem of human trafficking that leads to sexual servitude. These are all outcomes that can arise, but not limited to legalization of prostitution. According to Brents, B. A., Jackson, C.A., & Hausbeck, K. (2010) states, “Across the globe, the regulation of prostitution has shifted in the late twentieth and early twenty- first centuries to reflect a new set of sexual norms, and a new economic climate” (p. 231). Which simply states that the values has changed in some countries

Several positive aspects that will arises from legalising prostitution are the increased access to the criminal justice system for sex-workers, the decline on the stigma surrounding the work, and the improved working conditions. We might see a promising decline in failed marriages, children sexual abuse, and rape cases.

One of the oldest known jobs in history is Prostitution, otherwise known as the sex labor industry. It is a major part of our society as an illegitimate source of income and employment. The prohibition of Prostitution creates a larger number of issues in society. Before, prostitution was a more individual decision, where countless women picked it as a last resort in emergencies; whereas now these women are coerced into the industry and experience abuse, murder, etc. The involvement and trauma prostitutes experience results in mental disorders. Furthermore, I investigate how the prohibition of prostitution has greater drawbacks on our society and introduce three policies that may help resolve the social issue within sex workers. Some policies I believe will provide the most benefits are first, the legalization of prostitution, second, enforcing and strengthening the law enforcement for human trafficking, and third, development of availability of medical resources.