Legalization Of Prostitution In The United States
Prostitution Prostitution may be illegal in certain parts of the world but it produces over $100 billion in annual revenue worldwide. Prostitution is defined as the act of providing sexual services to a person in exchange for money, goods, or other services. There are two separate types of prostitution: indoor prostitution and street prostitution. Indoor prostitution is when prostitutes operate in brothels, or are escorts. Street prostitution is exactly that: prostitution on the street. Whether or not prostitution is seen as moral does not change the fact that it can be helpful to community revenue. There are many benefits to the legalization of prostitution. First of all, it does not have to be outdoor, or street prostitution. Indoor prostitution
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Nevada, being the only state to allow prostitution of any form, may provide a feasible system for other states to integrate. The history of prostitution starts with European settlers, history of legalized prostitution in the United States is short. “According to the Reader’s Companion to American History, there was no Native American counterpart to the purchase of sexual favors (Gilfoyle). As with so many other ‘gifts’ of the white man, sex for hire has taken root in american culture and seems to have flourished.” (Case, 1). In spite of popularity, temperance and religious groups fought to make soliciting and offering sex for money illegal by the 1900’s. (Case, 1). Nevada legalized prostitution in counties with populations less than 400,000 in 1971. Although Nevada’s prostitution laws are more out of omission rather than stating directly the legality of the profession. The brothel owners and operators must be pre cautious as to not offend their communities. Many of these brothels employ inflexible curfews and live-in policies for the safety of workers and protection against outside criticism. Nevada has controlled the social issues experienced where prostitution is prohibited such as: transmissions of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, the exorbitant amounts of money spent on prosecuting offenders, and the dangers of women and workers alone on the street in counties where brothels are legal and licensed. Therefore, it can be “hypothesized that regulated legalization will effectively control the social problems caused by illicit prostitution in the rest of the country.” (Case,
Nevada, being the only state to allow prostitution of any form, may provide a feasible system for other states to integrate. The history of prostitution starts with European settlers, history of legalized prostitution in the United States is short. “According to the Reader’s Companion to American History, there was no Native American counterpart to the purchase of sexual favors (Gilfoyle). As with so many other ‘gifts’ of the white man, sex for hire has taken root in american culture and seems to have flourished.” (Case, 1). In spite of popularity, temperance and religious groups fought to make soliciting and offering sex for money illegal by the 1900’s. (Case, 1). Nevada legalized prostitution in counties with populations less than 400,000 in 1971. Although Nevada’s prostitution laws are more out of omission rather than stating directly the legality of the profession. The brothel owners and operators must be pre cautious as to not offend their communities. Many of these brothels employ inflexible curfews and live-in policies for the safety of workers and protection against outside criticism. Nevada has controlled the social issues experienced where prostitution is prohibited such as: transmissions of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, the exorbitant amounts of money spent on prosecuting offenders, and the dangers of women and workers alone on the street in counties where brothels are legal and licensed. Therefore, it can be “hypothesized that regulated legalization will effectively control the social problems caused by illicit prostitution in the rest of the country.” (Case,