LS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Indictable Offence, Summary Offence
4 Dec 2017
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Bill c-36 protection of communities and exploited persons act came into effect december 6, 2014. Legislation passed to amend the criminal code in response to the supreme court of canada decision in. The main goals to the act include the following: Concern about the exploitation that is inherent in prostitution and the risks of violence posed to those who engage in it; Recognition of the social harm caused by the objectification of the human body and the commodification of sexual activity; The need to protect human dignity and the equality of all canadians by discouraging prostitution, which has a disproportionate impact on women and children; The importance of denouncing and prohibiting the procurement of persons for the purposes of prostitution; The encouragement of those who engage in prostitution t report incidents of violence and to leave prostitution; To protect communities from the harms associated with prostitution.
