The Compassionate Court?: Support, Surveillance, and Survival in Prostitution Diversion Programs - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Corey S. Shdaimah, Chrysanthi S. Leon, Shelly A. WiecheltPublish date:2023-07-21Pages:204
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439922019ISBN-10:1439922012UPC:9781439922019Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Criminology, Women's Studies, Prostitution & Sex TradeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCK410JTV9
The Compassionate Court?: Support, Surveillance, and Survival in Prostitution Diversion Programs
Laws subject people who perform sex work to arrest and prosecution. The Compassionate Court? assesses two prostitution diversion programs (PDPs) that offer to "rehabilitate" people arrested for street-based sex work as an alternative to incarceration. However, as the authors show, these PDPs often fail to provide sustainable alternatives to their mandated clients. Participants are subjected to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Temple University PressISBN-13:9781439922019ISBN-10:1439922012UPC:9781439922019Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Criminology, Women's Studies, Prostitution & Sex TradeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCK410JTV9
Corey S. Shdaimah is Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She is the author of Negotiating Justice: Progressive Lawyering, Low-Income Clients, and the Quest for Social Change; coauthor of Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World, among other books; and the coeditor of Challenging Perspectives on Street-Based Sex Work....
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