Sex worker victimization, modes of working, and location in New South Wales, Australia: A geography of victimization

Prior, J; Hubbard, P; Birch, P

Sex worker victimization, modes of working, and location in New South Wales, Australia: A geography of victimization

Prior, J

Hubbard, P Birch, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Sex Research, 2013, 50 (6), pp. 574 - 586
Issue Date:: 2013-08-15

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dc.contributor.author	Prior, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-5207	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hubbard, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Birch, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-08-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sex Research, 2013, 50 (6), pp. 574 - 586	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-4499	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26141
dc.description.abstract	This article examines the association among victimization, modes of sex working, and the locations used by sex workers through an analysis of "Ugly Mug" reports detailing 528 crime acts in 333 reported incidents in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. These forms, voluntarily lodged between 2000 and 2008 by members of NSW's estimated 10,000 sex worker population, suggest that street-based work has a higher victimization rate than other modes of working, including escort work, work in commercial premises, and private work. Although this ostensibly supports the commonly held view that "outdoor" working is more dangerous than "indoor" work, this analysis suggests that most instances of victimization actually occur in private spaces. Hence, it is argued that risks of victimization in sex work are influenced by a variety of environmental characteristics relating to concealment, control, and isolation, suggesting that not all off-street locations are equally safe. We conclude with recommendations for policy regarding sex work. Copyright © The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sex Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00224499.2012.668975	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Gender Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Crime Victims	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Workers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Work	en_US
dc.title	Sex worker victimization, modes of working, and location in New South Wales, Australia: A geography of victimization	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
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utslib.for	1699 Other Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
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Abstract:

This article examines the association among victimization, modes of sex working, and the locations used by sex workers through an analysis of "Ugly Mug" reports detailing 528 crime acts in 333 reported incidents in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. These forms, voluntarily lodged between 2000 and 2008 by members of NSW's estimated 10,000 sex worker population, suggest that street-based work has a higher victimization rate than other modes of working, including escort work, work in commercial premises, and private work. Although this ostensibly supports the commonly held view that "outdoor" working is more dangerous than "indoor" work, this analysis suggests that most instances of victimization actually occur in private spaces. Hence, it is argued that risks of victimization in sex work are influenced by a variety of environmental characteristics relating to concealment, control, and isolation, suggesting that not all off-street locations are equally safe. We conclude with recommendations for policy regarding sex work. Copyright © The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

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