Utrecht model
The Utrecht model, also known as the Tippelzone , is a concept first implemented in 1986 in the Dutch city of Utrecht to protect prostitutes working on the street from crime and sexual assault by clients and pimps .
Contact points for prostitutes and their clients will be installed, where those affected can pursue their income in an area protected by the police and charitable institutions. The protected individual parking spaces, which were first introduced in Utrecht and represent an important element of the model, are referred to in Germany as " Verrichtungsboxen ".
The city of Cologne adopted this model in 2001 in order to suppress criminal phenomena accompanying street prostitution and to increase the health and safety of prostitutes.
In 2005, the city of Utrecht introduced a restrictive regulation according to which prostitutes must first register before they can legally pursue their work in the designated area. The number of permits was limited to 150 by the local council, 60 of which were reserved for local prostitutes. In this way, the city acquired an instrument to control the influx of foreigners.
Web links
- Beat Ammann: Strictly controlled street prostitutes in Utrecht. In: NZZ.ch of March 6, 2012, accessed on January 5, 2014
- Argumentation for the Utrecht model in Cologne (PDF file; 284 kB)
- Presentation of the Cologne Police Headquarters
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prostitution: With the client in the "Verrichtungsbox". ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Stern.de of February 25, 2005, accessed January 5, 2014
- ^ Beat Ammann: Strictly controlled street prostitutes in Utrecht. In: NZZ.ch of March 6, 2012, accessed on July 7, 2015
