Chapter Sixteen Discussion: Sex Workers
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Learning Objectives:
Chapter Sixteen discussion aligns with the following course-level objectives:1. Understand how crime is measured statistically2. Analyze crime, delinquency and deviance and be able to distinguish between the terms3. Evaluate social, familial and psychological risk factors of criminality4. Understand the impact of environment on the criminal5. Apply the theories of: crime, aggression, violence as well as the causes
You will use the following resources to meet the above objectives:
Birzer, M.L., & Cromwell, P. (2017)In Their Own Words: Criminals on Crime. Oxford University Press
John Jay College. (2015, Oct 13)Criminal Justice Matters: Sex Workers Unchained. (Video). You Tubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7DzhlqaHQ(Links to an external site.)
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Read Chapter Sixteen of the textbook and watch the video referenced above. Discuss the following:
Should sex work be legalized in the United States? Why or why not? Do the interviews with those who engage in sex work conducted in the textbook, align with what society typically feels about the reasons people engage in sex acts for money? Explain your answer using evidence from credible sources.