Does the law really protect sex workers?
Research student Laura Connolly (Sociology and Social Policy) writes about the criminalisation of clients in the sex industry being detrimental.
In the article, Laura speaks about how a Sex Purchase Law for England and Wales is being pushed for, yet whilst this may have the best intentions to protect ‘vulnerable’ women, recent research at the University of Leeds shows how such laws actually make voluntary sex workers more vulnerable to violence.
To find out more, read the full article.