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In the field of prostitution, trafficking in persons and migrants smuggling, political perspectives determine widely researches, asked questions, considered hypotheses as well as problematics. Having examined the theoretical and analytical fracture, which opposes the researchers who define prostitution as a work and those for who it is a disposal of male power, the article examines the "victim's" notion. It puts in light some of the stakes through the process of negotiation leading to the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. It stands out among others that the refusal of the victim's notion has for consequence the criminalization of the prostituted persons, that they are recruited locally or abroad.
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The aims of this study are to describe the relationship between the entry-exit paths into prostitution among street-involved young women, and to compare the representations of this strategy among young women who have already used prostitution and those who haven't. Sixteen young street-involved women, aged between 18 and 25 were interviewed in semi-structured individual interviews. Based on a qualitative methodology, two groups of young women were compared: one who reported prostitution practices (9/16) and the other who did not (7/16). Their testimonies highlight the role of precariousness in the street context and the need to meet urgent needs through the use of prostitution. The precarious living conditions make the young women vulnerable to the influence of others in making the use of prostitution more acceptable in order to meet their needs.
Keywords: Prostitution, jeunes de la rue, femmes, trajectoires, capital, Prostitution, street youth, women, trajectories, capital
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AbstractThe problem of women's substance abuse and prostitution is twofold, extremely complex, and alarming. These women are at greater risk of becoming victims of violence and of becoming infected with HIV or another infection that can be sexually transmitted or transmitted by blood. Even though they tend to end up in a state of psychosocial crisis on a regular basis, they run into more obstacles preventing them from accessing appropriate treatment than other women who abuse substances. Purpose. This research aims to explore women's life experiences and their subjective point of view on the course of their substance abuse and prostitution, using their life stories, and including their perceptions on the interrelation between these two issues and their implications in their recovery efforts. Method. As part of a broader research project, 21 substance-abusing women, in treatment and presenting severe social maladjustment problems, were interviewed. This life-story type of interview was conducted 5 to 8 years following the reference treatment episode. A qualitative thematic analysis of the verbatim interviews was performed using the QSR NUD*IST software program. Results. Among the 21 participants interviewed, the results focus more specifically on the life stories of the 6 women who have a history of prostitution as well as substance abuse. Three trajectories have been identified: prostitution as a last resort to support substance abuse in the context of a course of early delinquency ; prostitution as a profession, leading to a deviant lifestyle ; and prostitution as a temporary and episodic phase. Observations regarding the experiences of these women pertaining to motherhood and services are highlighted. Clinical implications of the results are discussed.
Keywords: trajectoires, toxicomanie, prostitution, femmes, histoires de vie, méthodologies qualitatives, trajectories, addiction, prostitution, women, life story, qualitative methodologies, trayectorias, toxicomanía, prostitución, mujeres, historias de vida, metodologías cualitativas
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The Red Light district in Montreal has long been the object of sporadic efforts, if not to eliminate it, at least to control, regulate or limit it to a definite area of the city. Enquiries on the police in 1905, 1909, and 1924 give us information on the official position of the authorities and the activities of pressure groups concerned with prostitution. Founded in 1917, the Committee of Sixteen for a decade carried the torch of those social reformers eager to eliminate "commercial vice" in Montreal. The Committee was able to count on the support of the Montreal Local Council of Women, which was concerned with the problems of the white slave trade and prostitution. In addition to moral considerations, especially after the Great War, were the concerns raised by veneral diseases. After years of reformers' agitation neither abolitionism nor regulation triumphed; instead toleration prevailed, accompanied by a watchfulness and control of a sitution that suited a large number of interests linked to business in the Red Light district.