Taking the crime out of sex work : : New Zealand sex workers' fight for decriminalisation / / ed. by Gillian Abel, Lisa Fitzgerald, Catherine Healy, Aline withTaylor.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Abel, Gillian,; Barnett, Tim,; Bennachie, Calum,; Brunton, Cheryl,; Fitzgerald, Lisa,; Fitzharris, Paul,; Healy, Catherine,; Jordan, Jan,; Knight, Dean,; Laurie, Alison,; Mossman, Elaine,; Reed, Anna,; Taylor, Aline,
• HerausgeberIn: Abel, Gillian,; Fitzgerald, Lisa,; Healy, Catherine,; withTaylor, Aline,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

New Zealand was the first country in the world to decriminalise all sectors of sex work. This book provides an in-depth look at New Zealand's experience of decriminalisation. It provides first-hand views and experiences of this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies. Presenting an example of radical legal reform in an area of current policy debate it will be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduates as well as policy makers and activists.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Lead-up to the passing of the 2003 Prostitution Reform Act -- Of whalers, diggers and ‘soiled doves’: a history of the sex industry in New Zealand -- History of the New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective -- Lobbying for decriminalisation -- The Prostitution Reform Act -- Several sides to this story: feminist views of prostitution reform -- Implementation and impact of the 2003 Prostitution Reform Act: the first five years -- Review of the Prostitution Reform Act -- Brothel operators’ and support agencies’ experiences of decriminalisation -- The (continuing) regulation of prostitution by local authorities -- Christchurch School of Medicine study: methodology and methods -- Becoming inspectors of brothels: public health authorities’ experience of implementing the Prostitution Reform Act -- The media and the Prostitution Reform Act -- Risk and risk management in sex work post-Prostitution Reform Act: a public health perspective -- Decriminalisation and stigma -- Conclusion -- Index