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Also the relative lack of protection afforded the streetwalker leaves them and many others in a stark position of vulnerability, as the acts are illegal in most places the acts of violence are easier to get away with, and not likely to be reported, not that either is better or worse for the individual as ramifications of both types of prostitution are severe in many cases and often result in violence and secondary or even tertiary vice crime, including human trafficking, which has become an increasingly desperate social situation, that can be likened to the modern expression of slavery. (Katyal, 1993, p. 791) Each type of prostitution comes with a differing set of difficulties for crime prevention and enforcement. The public would likely be more concerned about the nature of streetwalking as it is public evidence of vice crime, which does not meet the desires and/or needs of everyone and intones a seedy side of the public arena, including the possibility of other street crime taking place in such locations. Public expectations, would then be great to stop such behavior and for the police to increase presence to do so. The streetwalker might be easier to find, as their work leaves them in a publicly vulnerable situation, call systems of prostitution are much harder to prevent and create effective enforcement around.

The validity of street crime being increased by streetwalking is well documented, as when an individual seeks out such a service they are often delving into a situation where much more is readily available and other crime often proliferates such areas, while call girls (or boys) would have to be associated with other...

(Vila & Morris, 1999, p. 8) the face of enforcement and also the level of secrecy surrounding prostitution will likely continue to increase as technology becomes more conducive to such crime, as will the need of police officers and investigators ability to navigate through such technology to protect individuals, prevent crime and enforce laws, especially with regard to young people, who have become increasingly vulnerable to such crime through a highly developed utilization and knowledge of such technology coupled with a natural sense of invulnerability. Police community outreach with regard to prevention and awareness campaigns will likely increase in demand as a result of such change sin the future and police will be called more frequently to situations where there is no known crime occurring or potentially occurring.
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Connelly, M.T. (1980). The Response to Prostitution in the Progressive Era. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.

Katyal, N.K. (1993). Men Who Own Women: A Thirteenth Amendment Critique of Forced Prostitution. Yale Law Journal, 103(3), 791-826.

Vila, B. & Morris, C. (Eds.). (1999). The Role of Police in American Society a Documentary History. Westport,…

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Connelly, M.T. (1980). The Response to Prostitution in the Progressive Era. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.

Katyal, N.K. (1993). Men Who Own Women: A Thirteenth Amendment Critique of Forced Prostitution. Yale Law Journal, 103(3), 791-826.

Vila, B. & Morris, C. (Eds.). (1999). The Role of Police in American Society a Documentary History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
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