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Female Street Prostitutes' Violent Victimization: International Perspective
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).
2015 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This master thesis investigates the causes of female street prostitutes’ high level of violent victimization and based on the findings suggests the possible ways to better protect this group of women in order to reduce the harm they face. I chose a qualitative content analysis as a research method and focused on three main theories within the field of Victimology. Lifestyle model, Routine Activity and Neutralization and Desensitization Theories are the most suitable to explain the specific factors which make female street prostitutes’ one of the most victimized groups of the society. The results of the analysis are the clear example that legalizing street prostitution is the so called basis to plan and develop further protective and preventive strategies. Though, the recommendation includes conducting the future research to compare the violence rate of legalized female street prostitution with an unregulated one.

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Malmö högskola/Hälsa och samhälle , 2015. , p. 33
Keywords [en]
Female street prostitutes’ victimization, international perspective, legalization, prevention and not punishment, stigmatization, the nature of the lifestyle, vulnerability
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-24091Local ID: 18930OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-24091DiVA, id: diva2:1485505
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HS Criminology
Available from: 2020-11-02 Created: 2020-11-02 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved

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