Prostitution in the United States
The prostitution in the United States with the exception of Nevada consistently punishable. In all other states of the USA the offer and in some the use of sexual services are punished . The legal requirements and their practical implementation differ from state to state, sometimes even from municipality to municipality. In some cases, prostitution is therefore more or less tolerated and in some cases strictly persecuted.
history
The Page Act , passed in Washington on March 3, 1875, banned women from entering the United States for the purpose of prostitution. For example, the US census records from 1870 revealed that 61 percent of the 3,536 Californian Chinese women were prostitutes. Often, however, the officials of the immigration authorities also classified women as prostitutes who were actually not.
The modern fighting methods also include courses for clients who have been caught, which are carried out as part of the “First Offender Prostitution Program”.
to form
Despite the bans, many forms are represented today, from street prostitutes to expensive call girls. The latter are given to customers by agencies in particular, on the pretext of running a pure escort service without sexual contacts. In 2014, an official study on the economics of prostitution, drugs and weapons was published for the first time , which makes statements about the type and extent of illegal business in eight metropolises. The results suggest large regional differences, so that there is no uniform picture of prostitution in the USA.
Situation by state
In New York City, for example, street prostitution was largely tolerated in the 1970s and 1980s . The feature film Taxi Driver offers a very realistic picture of street prostitution in this city in the 1970s. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has practically brought the line to a standstill as part of his zero tolerance strategy since 1994 . A popular strategy in the USA to fight prostitution is so-called denouncing (“in the pillory ”). The names and photos of both prostitutes and suitors who have been caught are posted by the local police authorities on the Internet or published in newspapers as a deterrent.
The Dumas Brothel in Montana (from 1890 to 1982) was the brothel with the longest running time in the United States.
In the state of Nevada , brothels are permitted in eleven of 17 counties ( Churchill County , Elko County , Esmeralda County , Humboldt County , Lander County , Lyon County , Mineral County , Nye County , Pershing County , Storey County , White Pine County ). The counties in which the big cities Las Vegas , Reno and Carson City are located are not included. The city of Pahrump in Nye County, which is about 80 kilometers west of Las Vegas and is visited by many Las Vegas tourists, is particularly known for its legal establishments . In Nevada, a total of about 300 prostitutes work legally in about 30 licensed brothels. Any prostitution outside of these establishments is prohibited throughout the state of Nevada. In front of and in the casinos and hotels in Las Vegas and other cities, however, many women illegally offer their services.
In the state of California , prostitutes began to form initiatives, including the International Sex Worker Foundation for Art, Culture and Education .
In Texas , the Chicken Ranch brothel closed in the 1970s.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Prostitution in the Early Chinese Community, 1850–1900 ; Brownstone, p. 57
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung , 1999 ( online )
- ^ Urban Institute: The Hustle