Violence and Sex Work in Britain

Kinnell, Hilary

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“…Its differentiated nature is manifest in the variety of different settings that characterize the branch and have as a rule a salient shaping impact on the work experiences of sex workers. Differences between the settings are so significant that in the future, along with the individual work experiences of the sex workers, the structural conditions and characteristic features associated with each setting must be more carefully investigated -a request that has also been called for by Kinnell (2008), Kurtz et al (2004), O'Doherty (2011) and Weitzer (2005).…”

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“…Among the female sex workers, most are migrants from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Brazil and Thailand (Aids-Hilfe beider Basel, 2005: 3). As a consequence of the massive violent events in several brothels, an empirical study on violence against migrant female sex workers in the city of Basel was initiated and carried out in -2008(Bu¨schi and Le Breton, 2011. On the one hand, the study revealed a number of multifaceted problems associated with violence in the sex trade.…”

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Sex work and violence: focusing on managers in the indoor sex industry

Büschi

2014

Sexualities

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Sex work is defined from a liberal-feminist view as the negotiating and provision of sexual services by adults in return for payment. In Switzerland, sex work is basically legal and tolerated. The present study does not problematize the nature of sex work. It is considered here as a form of gainful employment rather than deviant behaviour, sexual risk behaviour or violence per se. In a qualitative study using problem focused guided interviews, 13 managers of brothels and contact bars in a Swiss city were questioned about their organizing of work, about working conditions, violence and its prevention. The content analysis of the data (Mayring, 2007) generated a manager typology (based on Kelle and Kluge, 1999). The results project four manager types: (I) collegial allrounders who run small establishments; (II) co-operative managers of medium-size commercial premises; (III) authoritarian managers of medium-size and large brothels or contact bars and (IV) self-sacrificing managers of medium-size brothels. In respect to violence, these four types are characterized by association with differential degrees of potential risk for sex workers. While types I and IV can be classified as more risky in relation to violence and safety due to their specific characteristics, types II and III are clearly less dangerous for the sex workers. All the managers have introduced protective measures to prevent violence, yet they do not have a specific (explicitly formulated) strategy. In conclusion, the study shows that structural basic conditions and specific organizational working conditions impact on the risk of violence.

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Sex work and violence: focusing on managers in the indoor sex industry

Büschi

2014

Sexualities

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“…When this is involuntary as in rape, the harm is not merely physical, and rape is rightly regarded as among the most heinous crimes for this reason. (p. 121) Client-perpetrated sexual violence within female sex work is considered pervasive (see Farley, 2005); however, others disagree and state this violence is not as widespread as is commonly perceived (Kinnell, 2004(Kinnell, , 2008Ward & Day, 2001). In addition, research (Farley & Barkan, 1998;Minnichiello et al, 2000;Weinberg et al, 1999) has found that females and transgendered individuals were more likely than males to be raped when engaging in sex work.…”

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An Investigation of the Incidence of Client-Perpetrated Sexual Violence Against Male Sex Workers

Jamel¹

2011

Int. J. of Sexual Hlth.

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This article discusses exploratory research investigating the incidence and context of client-perpetrated sexual violence against male sex workers. Four different methods (Webbased surveys, tick-box questionnaires, telephone, and face-to-face interviews) were employed in this study of 50 male escorts. The qualitative data were analyzed using an adapted form of grounded theory. It was found that client-perpetrated sexual violence within male sex work appears to be uncommon. However, when sexual violence did occur the cause was a disagreement over barebacking. Escorts' explanations for the low level of sexual violence within this sector included (1) that gay men were non-confrontational, (2) their clients led clandestine lifestyles avoiding undue attention, and (3) comparatively, female sex workers were perceived to be more vulnerable resulting in the higher level of sexual violence within the female sex work industry.

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“…This is often as a result of increases in law enforcement activity targeting the sex-work community, including raids on known premises and strict solicitation legislation that is present across some areas of the UK. Furthermore, the varied nature and scope of sex-work means the scheme is mostly used by indoor workers, with those engaging in street based solicitation, often considered to be some of the most at-risk individuals, missing out as a result of low levels of digital access, itself a consequence of their own socio-economic and socio-cultural precarity (Kinnell 2008).…”

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Societal Implications of Community-Oriented Policing and Technology

2018

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Violence and Sex Work in Britain

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Sex work and violence: focusing on managers in the indoor sex industry

Sex work and violence: focusing on managers in the indoor sex industry

An Investigation of the Incidence of Client-Perpetrated Sexual Violence Against Male Sex Workers

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