annotated bibliography

Rivera 1

Xenia Claribel Rivera Prof. Lemmond ENGL 102 04/13/20

Thesis

Prostitution should be legalized in order to have a better system fair for more parties, to prevent hazards to people involved in prostitution and to economically beneficiate from the sex industry.

Annotated Bibliography

Glazer, Sarah. “Decriminalizing Prostitution.” CQ Researcher by CQ Press, (2016, April 15) library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2016041500.

The document “Decriminalizing Prostitution” explores the issue of whether buying and selling sex should be legal or not. In it is found and examined a proposal from Amnesty International which suggests with strong statements and evidences that prostitution should be decriminalized worldwide in order to protect the ones involved in it. It also presents the opposing view which explains the cons of prostitution legalization and claims that both selling and buying sex should be penalized. A third approach, “the Nordic model” is defined and explained. This third one is essentially about punishing the sex buyers but not the sex sellers in an attempt to decrease the demand. Therefore, sex workers are going to be seen as possible victims and be protected instead of seen criminals and incarcerated. The article is a good source for prostitution research since it compares the legal situation and contrasts it with the general society’s wellness in different countries. It is a multitudinal study which shows statistics as well as recalls conclusions by experts and anecdotes from people that have been related first hand with prostitution.