Prostitution Policy in the Nordic Region

Skilbrei, May-Len; Holmström, Charlotta

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“…Historically 'public women' were seen as constituting a threat to marriage, the family and to public health and order (Bøge Pedersen, 2000;Lutzen, 1998;Spanger, 2007Spanger, , 2008. Lately, though, a certain kind of radical feminism focusing on aspects of victimhood has prevailed (Bjønness, 2013;Skilbrei & Holmstrøm, 2013), bringing along a tendency to see 'the prostitute' as another 'kind' (Hacking, 1999), and as a victim exposed to supposed violent pimps, punters and kingpins (Servicestyrelsen, 2009;Helth, 2011).…”

Section: Discourses On Prostitutionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Narratives About Necessity—Constructions of Motherhood Among Drug Using Sex-Sellers in Denmark

Bjønness

2015

Substance Use & Misuse

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This ethnographic study explores norms and practices concerning motherhood among 37 drug-using female sex-sellers in Denmark. It is based on extended fieldwork in a drop-in center and narrative interviews with clients and staff in this center from 2001-2005. A strong norm guiding the staff's relation to the users is that drug-use, prostitution, and motherhood are incompatible. The women meet such institutional expectations and norms about motherhood either by constructing norm-conforming narratives or by opposing the institutional view. As the institution offers no 'backstage', the women's self-representations often appear chaotic and inconsistent. Either way their strategies often become contributions to the reproduction of the structures they resist.

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Section: Discourses On Prostitutionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Narratives About Necessity—Constructions of Motherhood Among Drug Using Sex-Sellers in Denmark

Bjønness

2015

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…Most of this research has dealt with trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, such as studies on transnational prostitution (Brunovskis and Tyldum, 2004), the African prostitution market in Norway (Skilbrei et al, 2006) and the Nordic prostitution market (Holmström and Skilbrei, 2008;Skilbrei and Holmström, 2013). Another important strand of the THB literature discusses the identification of victims (Brunovskis and Surtees, 2012;Tyldum and Brunovskis, 2005).…”

Section: Background the Norwegian Legal Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying human trafficking in Norway: A register-based study of cases, outcomes and police practices

Bjelland

2016

European Journal of Criminology

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This article examines the identification of human trafficking crimes in Norway. By combining two different sources of police registry data that contain the total set of human trafficking cases reported to the Norwegian police between 2003 and 2013, the study examines the role of the police in the creation of human trafficking complaints, the characteristics of the complaints and their outcomes. Findings suggest that, despite a growing number of reported human trafficking complaints, the police seem to play a decreasing part in the identification of human trafficking crimes. The potential under-representation of police initiatives and its consequences for case outcomes is discussed in light of a theory of discretionary decision-making among police officials.

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“…An example is a study of five Nordic countries, where researchers found that what is sometimes called the "Nordic model" actually has some important internal differences (Skilbrei and Holmstrom 2013). However, explaining cross-national similarities and differences in law and policy is more challenging than documenting them, but still achievable (Skilbrei and Holmstrom 2013). And, when the analyst moves from the policy arena to prostitution on the ground, comparing entire nations is risky in light of local variations in the spatial distribution and forms of prostitution (see next section).…”

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Researching Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Comparatively

Weitzer

2014

Sex Res Soc Policy

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This article examines different types of comparative research designs as applied to either prostitution or sex trafficking. I first present several comparative approaches that are found to be deeply flawed either because of the problematic assumptions of the analysts or because the data provided are insufficient to support the conclusions drawn. I then review research designs that compare two to four cases in depth and have the potential to yield stronger evidence-based findings and richer theoretical insights. The article concludes by discussing a set of methodological issues that face researchers who conduct comparative research on sex work.

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Prostitution Policy in the Nordic Region

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Narratives About Necessity—Constructions of Motherhood Among Drug Using Sex-Sellers in Denmark

Narratives About Necessity—Constructions of Motherhood Among Drug Using Sex-Sellers in Denmark

Identifying human trafficking in Norway: A register-based study of cases, outcomes and police practices

Researching Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Comparatively

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