Introduction. Sex work in the UK

Stereotypes and statistics in the 21st Century

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  • Mavis Maclean University of Oxford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0989

Keywords:

Sex work data, UK legal regulation, UK policy debate

Abstract

This introduction to the collection of papers on SexWork in the 21st century takes the UK as an example to demonstrate the kinds of data which can be found from which to develop informed argument about the current state of legal regulation and the need for change.

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Published

16-11-2017

How to Cite

Maclean, M. (2017) “Introduction. Sex work in the UK: Stereotypes and statistics in the 21st Century”, Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 8(8), pp. 1123–1133. doi: 10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0989.