@article{ref1,
title="The movement to criminalize sex work in the United States",
journal="Journal of law and society",
year="2010",
author="Weitzer, Ronald",
volume="37",
number="1",
pages="61-84",
abstract="Until recently, prostitution was not a prominent public issue in the United States. Law and public policy were relatively settled. The past decade, however, has witnessed a growing debate over the sex trade and the growth of an organized campaign committed to expanding criminalization. A powerful moral crusade has been successful in reshaping American government policy toward sex work - enhancing penalties for existing offences and creating new crimes. Crusade organizations have advocated a strict abolitionist orientation toward all forms of commercialized sex, which are increasingly conflated with sex trafficking. This paper examines the impact of this movement on legal norms and government policies. I argue that the moral crusade, and its government allies, are responding to the growth of the sex industry in recent years and to fears of its normalization in American society.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0263-323X",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00495.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00495.x"
}