Sex Work Reading List
AIDSMARK (2004) Breaking Barriers: An Integrated Approach to Targeting Interpersonal Communications—Description, Analysis and Priorities 2002-2004 Case Study of PSI/India's Operation Project Lighthouse, Population Services International
Albert, R., Gomez, F. & Franco, Y. Regulating Prostitution: A Comparative Law and Economics Approach
Amin, A. (2004). Risk, Morality and Blame: A Critical Analysis of Government and
Babcock, W. (2007). Exotic dancing in Toronto. Sex work assistance guide.
Barnett, T. (2007). Decriminalizing prostitution in
BBC News (2005, June 25). German prostitutes in rights plea.
Benoit, C. & Millar, A. (2001, October) Dispelling Myths and Understanding
Realities: Working Conditions, Health Status, and Exiting Experiences of Sex Workers, Victoria: Prostitutes Empowerment, Education and Resource Society (PEERS)
Betteridge, G. & Csete, J. (2005) Sex, Work, Rights: Reforming
Bindel J. & Kelly L. (2003). A Critical Examination of Responses to Prostitution in Four Countries:
Bolas, J. (2005). State of the city’s homeless youth report. The
Brents, B. & Hausbeck
Canadian Union of Public Employees (2005, April) Sex Work: Why it’s a Union Issue, CUPE
Caucus for Evidence-based Prevention (2006).HIV Prevention and Those Most Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS,
CHANGE (2006) Prostitution Loyalty Oath: A
Childs, M., Ciarrocchi, S., Gleeson, C., Lowman, J., Pacey, K., Paradis, F., Piche, D.,
Rix, E., Ryan E., Sigurdson, E., Sigurdson, K., Track L., Tsurumi, M., Vis-Dunbar, M. & Weich, L. (2006). Beyond Decriminalization: Sex work, Human Rights and a New Framework for Law Reform,
Church, S., Henderson, M., Barnard, M., & Hart, G. (2001) Violence by Clients towards Female Prostitutes in Different Work Settings, British Medical Journal (322) 524–526.
Cler-Cunningham, C. & Christenson, C. (2001) Studying violence to stop it
Canadian research on violence against women in
Cowan, R. (2002). A century of sex work: Ever wondered how much the average prostitute earns per hour? Expatcia.
Crime and Misconduct Commission (2004). Regulating Prostitution: An Evaluation of the Prostitution Act 1999,
Debabrata R., Kumar G., Castillejo C., & Mishra M., (2003). From Challenges to Opportunities, Self-Regulatory Boards: Kolkata’s Sex Workers Show the Way, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, UNDP
Department of Justice
De Troy, T., & McPhail, M. (2006, January 13). The oldest crime. The wall street journal.
Dimore, M. & Poulcallec-Gordon, C. (2003, December). Human rights violations: The acceptance of violence against sex workers in
Dorf, J. (2006) Sex Worker Health and Rights: Where is the Funding? Sexual Health and Rights Project (SHARP)
Dorfman LE, Derish PE, Cohen JB. (1992). Hey girlfriend: An evaluation of AIDS prevention among women in the sex industry . Health Education Quarterly. 19;25-40.
Ekberg, G. (2004, October). The Swedish Law That Prohibits the Purchase of Sexual Services: Best Practices for Prevention of Prostitution and Trafficking in Human Beings. Violence against Women 10:1187-1218. Sage Publications:
Ekberg, G. S. (2001), Prostitution and trafficking: The legal situation in
Edlin BR, Irwin KL, Faruque S, et al. Intersecting epidemics: crack cocaine use and HIV infection among inner-city young adults .
European Network for HIV/STD Prevention in Prostitution. (1999) Hustling for health: developing services for sex workers in
European Network Male Prostitution (2004). Hidden stories: Male sex work in northern
Farley, M. & Kelly, V. (2000) Prostitution: a critical review of the medical and social sciences literature, Women & Criminal Justice, Vol 11 (4): 29-64.
M. Farley and H. Barkan, (1998). Prostitution, violence and post-traumatic stress disorder. Women and Health, 27:37–49.
Gardner, D. (2002, June 16). How cities license off-street hookers. The
Hollowell, K. (2005, February 11). The irony of women's 'freed' sexuality. World net daily.
Houge, N. (2004) . Sodomy and prostitution: Laws protecting the “fabric of society”.
Jordan, J. (2005). Part I: The sex industry in New Zealand. Ministry of Justice.
Kilvington, J., Day, S. & Ward, H. (2001). European prostitution policy: A time of change? In Feminist review, 67, 1, pp. 78 – 93.
Klinger, K. (2003). Prostitution humanism and a woman's choice: Perspectives on prostitution. American humanist association.
Kohm, S. & Selwood, J. (2004). Sex work and city planning:
Law, S. (2000) Commercial sex: Beyond Decriminalization,
Legros, F. (2005). A literature review of the sexual health needs of commercial sex workers and their clients.
Leigh, C. (2004). Unrepentant Whore: Collected Works Of Scarlot Harlot, Last Gasp
Lewis, J. & Maticka-Tyndale (2000) Licensing Sex Work: Public Policy
and Women’s Lives, Canadian Public Policy, Vol. XXVI, No. 4
Lewis, J. & Maticka-Tyndale (2000) Escort services in a boarder town: Transmission dynamics of sexually transmitted infections within and between communities, Division of STD Prevention and Control, Ottawa: Health Canada
Lopes, A. (2005) Sex workers of the world unite! International union rights, 12, pp. 10 – 12.
Lowman, J. (2002). Identifying research gaps in the prostitution literature. Department of justice
Magee, C., McMillan, S., & Palacios, J. (2005). Sex Work & Public Health: An Introductory Workshop. The International
May, T., Harocopos, A., & Houge, M. (2000). For love or money: Pimps and the management of sex work. Home office research, development and statistics directorate.
Mawulisa, S. Sexual Health Testing in the Sex Industry: History of testing in the sex industry,
McIntyre, S. (2002) Strolling away, Research and statistics division, Department of justice,
Meretrix, M. (2000). Occupational health and safety concerns in the legal
Ministry of Justice (2005). Swedish statutes in translation: Chapter 6 of the Swedish penal code 1962:700.
Mitrovic, E. (2004). Working in the sex industry: Social change in dealing with prostitution since the new legislation’s entry into force on 1.1.2002.
Monet, V. (2005). Mandatory testing: The fear that feeds the falsehood. Erotic service union providers.
O’Connell Davidson, J. (2006) Men, middlemen, and migrants: The demand side of "sex trafficking", Eurozine
Oxman-Martinez, J., Lacroix, M & Hanley, J (2005) Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Perspectives from the Canadian Community Sector,
Potterat, J., et al, (2004) Mortality in a long-term open cohort of prostitute women American Journal of Epidemiology 159:8, (2004): 778-785.
Prostitution in
Reuters (2007, March 7).
Romans, Sarah, Kathleen Potter, Judy Martin, and Peter Herbison,(2001) The Mental and Physical Health of Female Sex Workers. Australian and
Saar Data Bank (2005). Law for the regulation of the legal relations of the prostitutes: ProstG. Saarlouis: Hg Schmolke.
Schiffer, K. (2002). Final Report. European Network Male Prostitution (ENMP).
Schiffer, K., & Giesbers, M. (2003). European network of male prostitution: Final report. European Network Male Prostitution (ENMP).
Scott, M & Dedel, K. (2006) Street Prostitution, 2nd Edition, Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Problem-Specific Guides Series Guide No. 2
Seib, C. (2007) Sex workers generally happy in their work, Queensland University of Technology
Shaver, F. (2003) Work, Restructuring, Health and Policy Implications:
The Sex Trade Environment, Part II: Access to Compensation for Workers in the Sex Industry who are Victims of Crime, Health
Shaver, Frances M. (2005) Legislative approaches to adult prostitution: The basic tenets. Sex trade advocacy and research
Smith, S. (2003). The Control of Prostitution: An Update.
Sorfleet, A. (1995, July). Starting a bad trick sheet. Coalition advocating safer hustling. Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 3
Sovannara, K. & Ward, C. (2004). Men Who Have Sex with Men in
Surratt, H. and Inciardi, J. HIV risk, seropositivity, and Predictors of Infection Among Homeless and Non-Homeless Women Sex Workers in
The Standing Committee on Justice, and
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