Effects of New Legislation on the Oldest Profession

Sex for sell. For some prostitution is a victimless crime while others

fight hard in the hopes of one day abolishing prostitution forever. The

topic of prostitution remains a greatly debated issue even after so many

years of existence. Prostitution existed as far back in time as ancient

Athens and ancient Rome. In Rome, prostitutes were licensed by the state

taxed. Prostitution continued to flourished through out Europe until the

High Middle Ages with the outbreak of the syphilis epidemic and Reformation

morality (Academic American Encyclopedia 91). In most large Western cities

today prostitution is illegal but tolerated, because police there are more

concerned with regulating the crimes, organized by crime syndicates,

associated with prostitution (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia 94). Other

Western governments combine regulated prostitution with public health

measures to control disease (Americ

dispose of dirty needles ("Green-Light Area" 73). Canada has similar laws

prostitutes. Some would argue that the benefits to red-light districts as

to shame would-be customers, is to list their name or photo in the town

police out the others conduct, law enforcement rely sting operations to

getting their cars impounded? Regardless as to what effects harsher laws

states in America. Advocates for legalization say that harsher laws have to

their jobs uninterrupted as long as they stay outside so called "no-go"

however a growing number of people are beginning to look at the effect

to be a futile battle, many cities in America and other countries are

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