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“Victimless” Crimes. Prostitution. What types of people seek out prostitutes? Can not obtain long term relationship (handicap, travel too much) Broken marriages Want “ immoral ” sex Don ’ t want attachment Curiosity. Types of Prostitutes. Call Girls, “escorts” Apartment prostitutes
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Prostitution • What types of people seek out prostitutes? • Can not obtain long term relationship (handicap, travel too much) • Broken marriages • Want “immoral” sex • Don’t want attachment • Curiosity
Types of Prostitutes • Call Girls, “escorts” • Apartment prostitutes • Private parties • Hotels/Bars • Brothel, “Whorehouse” • Streetwalkers • Male Prostitutes
Attitude of a Prostitute • Circumstances lead one from partaking in casual sex to requesting favors/money for sexual actions. • “Normalizing”, not doing anything out of the ordinary. Rationalizing. • Professionalism – own it. Helping the community. • Preventing long term affairs by providing outlet • Preventing rape
Legal Prostitution • Nevada • Customer arrives, chooses from available women • Price negotiations take place in girls room, management gets 30% • Start around $200 for 15 min • $10,000 for private parties • Mandatory testing and condom laws • Reported income so pay taxes
Human Trafficking • A form of kidnapping people to force them to have sex for money for your personal profit • TONS of scams to win trust of young girls • Modeling/acting agencies • Online relationship • Beat and drug girls so they can’t get away • Take passports • Ship to another country • Human Trafficking • Human Trafficking
Why is Prostitution a Social Issue?? Pros and Cons of Prostitution??
Pornography • Porna – Greek word for Prostitute • Kama Sutra – Indian book that gives explicit sexual instructions to prostitutes • Modern Definition: • “Taken as a whole” the “dominant theme” appeals to “prurient interest” in sex • The material affronts “contemporary community standards” • The material is “utterly without redeeming social value”
What’s the Big Deal? • Making pornography is not illegal (over the age of 18) • Watching pornography is not illegal • Why is it considered a Social Issue??
Effects of Pornography • Effects of Pornography • Solution? • Criminalize Child Pornography • Solutions Lead to More Problems
Why is Pornography a Social Issue?? Pros and Cons of Pornography??
Drugs and Alcohol • Why is alcohol a social problem? • Other countries have LOWER drinking ages and LESS alcohol related issues. Why??
Drugs • Why are drugs illegal? • What are some of the NEGATIVE consequences of making drugs illegal? • Remember, sometimes the “solution” leads to new problems…. • Jail overcrowding • Excessive funds spent on “War on Drugs” • Leads to prescription drug abuse • Should laws be changed?? • Pros and Cons for legalizing??
GHB and Rohypnol Date rape drugs! • Colorless, odorless • Usually mixed into a beverage • GHB Study • Fun Fact: Was originally used on men in bars by pirates to be kidnapped and brought on board the pirate ship