Home Occupation or Brothel? Selling Sex from Home in New South Wales

Crofts, P; Prior, J

Home Occupation or Brothel? Selling Sex from Home in New South Wales

Crofts, P

Prior, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Urban Policy and Research, 2012, 30 (2), pp. 127 - 143
Issue Date:: 2012-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Crofts, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6018-7159	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Prior, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-5207	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Urban Policy and Research, 2012, 30 (2), pp. 127 - 143	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0811-1146	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18755
dc.description.abstract	This article engages with the question of whether or not sex work in the home should be regulated in the same way as large commercial brothels or as home occupations. Underlying concerns about sex services premises generally are that they are criminogenic, disorderly and exploitative of women. This article draws upon original research of surveys of people living in the vicinity of sex services premises, interviews with sex workers and service providers, and council records of complaint to argue that, on the contrary, home occupations (sex services) can operate lawfully with minimal amenity impacts, and that this type of business can provide a positive work environment. We recommend that sex work in the home in New South Wales should be regulated in the same way as other home occupations. © 2012 Copyright Editorial Board, Urban Policy and Research.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Policy and Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/08111146.2012.679923	en_US
dc.title	Home Occupation or Brothel? Selling Sex from Home in New South Wales	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

This article engages with the question of whether or not sex work in the home should be regulated in the same way as large commercial brothels or as home occupations. Underlying concerns about sex services premises generally are that they are criminogenic, disorderly and exploitative of women. This article draws upon original research of surveys of people living in the vicinity of sex services premises, interviews with sex workers and service providers, and council records of complaint to argue that, on the contrary, home occupations (sex services) can operate lawfully with minimal amenity impacts, and that this type of business can provide a positive work environment. We recommend that sex work in the home in New South Wales should be regulated in the same way as other home occupations. © 2012 Copyright Editorial Board, Urban Policy and Research.

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