Regulating sex for sale Prostitution policy reform in the UK Edited by Jo Phoenix Copyrighted material Regulating Sex for Sale Prostitution, policy reform and the UK Edited by Jo Phoenix Copyrighted material This edition published in Great Britain in 2009 by The Policy Press University of Bristol Fourth Floor Beacon House Queen’s Road Bristol BS8 1QU UK Tel +44 (0)117 331 4054 Fax +44 (0)117 331 4093 e-mail
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[email protected] © The Policy Press 2009 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested. ISBN 978 1 84742 105 0 paperback ISBN 978 1 84742 106 7 hardcover The right of Jo Phoenix to be identified as editor of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of The Policy Press. The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the editor and contributors and not of The University of Bristol or The Policy Press. The University of Bristol and The Policy Press disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any material published in this publication. The Policy Press works to counter discrimination on grounds of gender, race, disability, age and sexuality. Cover design by Qube Design Associates, Bristol. Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Group Copyrighted material Contents List of figures, tables and boxes Acknowledgements Notes on contributors one two three four five six seven eight nine Frameworks of understanding Jo Phoenix What’s anti-social about sex work? Governance through the changing representation of prostitution’s incivility Jane Scoular, Jane Pitcher, Rosie Campbell, Phil Hubbard and Maggie O’Neill Community safety, rights, redistri