Explain the differences between legalized or decriminalized, as discussed in the textbook in the area of prostitution.
What will be an ideal response?
Legalizing prostitution means that it becomes a legitimate occupation and that the state can regulate it by licensing brothels and prostitutes, determining where they can be located, and requiring regular health check-ups.
Decriminalization simply means the removal of laws against prostitution without imposing regulatory controls on it. Decriminalization is the stance favored by the ACLU and prostitution rights groups who oppose legalization because it requires regulation and further stigmatizes the “profession.”
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What will be an ideal response?
The American criminal justice system is dominated by guilty pleas, not_________
What will be an ideal response?
Why are PSI’s not necessary in France?
What will be an ideal response?
According to Lawrence Sherman, a corrupt police officer is in the first stage of his or her moral career when he or she
A. behaves like a meat eater. B. aggressively demands bribes from people. C. begins to accept minor gratuities as a normal part of the job. D. regularly initiates corrupt acts.