If Prostitution Remains Illegal, Should the Emphasis Be on Prosecuting

question 7

Essay

If prostitution remains illegal, should the emphasis be on prosecuting prostitutes or on prosecuting their customers ("johns")? Should law enforcement devote equal resources to reducing street prostitution and escort-service prostitution?

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Definitions:

Phallic

Pertaining to the third stage of Freud's psychosexual development, focusing on the genital organs.

Fixation

In psychology, a persistent focus of the id’s libido on an earlier stage of development, preventing progress through Freud's psychosexual stages.

Psychosexual Stage

a concept in Freudian psychology that describes a series of stages of childhood development in which psychic energy is focused in different erogenous zones.

Oral

Pertaining to the mouth, including aspects related to speech, eating, and the initial stages of digestion.