CRIM 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Public Health, Summary Offence, Brothel

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 332
• Professor: Nicole Myers

Document Summary

Crim332 lecture 9: regulation vs. criminalization-the case of sex work. Last week: buying sex documentary, decriminalization vs. legalization, history of regulation, prostitution laws, sweden, norway, new zealand, bedford v. canada. Regulating public space: use and access to public space, safety and security for whom, public order and nuisances, criminalizing poverty, politics of appearance. Prostitution: definition, you (cid:272)a(cid:374) sell se(cid:454) for e(cid:454)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge of goods, it(cid:859)s (cid:374)ot a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al, criminalization, you are not allowed to sell sex for money, decriminalization. Legalization/regulation: for example, you can buy or sell sex for anything but you have to follow the rules of when and how and where to have those activities occur. For example, not allowed to ha(cid:448)e the a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities i(cid:374) s(cid:272)hool . Approaches to regulation: continental system, regulation, english system. Impacts the public and there can be policed: la(cid:449) a(cid:374)d politi(cid:272)al theor(cid:455), the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual has right a(cid:374)d there(cid:859)s li(cid:373)it o(cid:374) the state to tell people (cid:449)hat (cid:272)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot do.