LS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Massage Parlor, Street Prostitution
4 Dec 2017
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Outline of lecture topics: introduction, historical overview of canada"s prostitution laws, solicitation offences, types of prostitution, current laws related to prostitution, the prohibition model, the harm reduction model, the feminist perspective, worldwide trends, introduction. Prostitution laws generally attempt to regulate some of the public and nuisance behaviours associated with what is called street prostitution. Generally speaking, higher level prostitutes maintain low visibility and are not the subject of citizen complaints. Because he police are mainly reactive (respond to citizen complaints or requests for assistance), higher level prostitutes are less likely to be arrested for prostitution related offences than street level hookers. Canadian public opinion lacks consensus on how society should regulate prostitution. The criminal code does not define (cid:862)sexual services(cid:863) but the courts have found that stripping and the production of pornography do not count as sexual services. Lap dancing and masturbation in a massage parlour, however, count as sexual services or prostitution: historical overview of canada"s prostitution laws.
