Out of sight, out of mind? Prostitution policy and the health, well-being and safety of home-based sex workers

Hubbard, P; Prior, J

Out of sight, out of mind? Prostitution policy and the health, well-being and safety of home-based sex workers

Hubbard, P Prior, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Critical Social Policy, 2013, 33 (1), pp. 140 - 159
Issue Date:: 2013-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hubbard, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Prior, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-5207	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Critical Social Policy, 2013, 33 (1), pp. 140 - 159	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0261-0183	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23695
dc.description.abstract	Policy discussions relating to the selling of sex have tended to fixate on two spaces of sex work: the street and the brothel. Such preoccupation has arguably eclipsed discussion of the working environment where most sex is sold, namely, the private home. Redressing this omission, this paper discusses the public health and safety implications of policies that fail to regulate or assist the 'hidden population' of sex workers, focusing on the experiences of home-based workers in Sydney, Australia. Considering the inconsistent way that Home Occupation Sex Services Premises (HOSSPs) are regulated in this city, this paper discusses the implications of selling sex beyond the gaze of the state and the law. It is concluded that working from home can allow sex workers to exercise considerable autonomy over their working practices, but that the safety of such premises must be carefully considered in the development of prostitution policy. © The Author(s) 2012.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Critical Social Policy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0261018312449807	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Out of sight, out of mind? Prostitution policy and the health, well-being and safety of home-based sex workers	en_US
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Abstract:

Policy discussions relating to the selling of sex have tended to fixate on two spaces of sex work: the street and the brothel. Such preoccupation has arguably eclipsed discussion of the working environment where most sex is sold, namely, the private home. Redressing this omission, this paper discusses the public health and safety implications of policies that fail to regulate or assist the 'hidden population' of sex workers, focusing on the experiences of home-based workers in Sydney, Australia. Considering the inconsistent way that Home Occupation Sex Services Premises (HOSSPs) are regulated in this city, this paper discusses the implications of selling sex beyond the gaze of the state and the law. It is concluded that working from home can allow sex workers to exercise considerable autonomy over their working practices, but that the safety of such premises must be carefully considered in the development of prostitution policy. © The Author(s) 2012.

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