Prostitution
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The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
Web Site Links
Europap : European
Network for HIV-STD Prevention in
Prostitution http://www.europap.net
Europap
is a network encompassing 18 Western and Central European countries,
linking over 400 specialist health projects, sex workers' projects and
social support programs. The site provides information about laws and
regulations pertaining to prostitution in Europe, as well as
information about HIV-prevention, health, and social services.
Human Trafficking http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/human_trafficking.html
This US government site includes
annotated directories of texts, articles, and links about issues
related to human trafficking, also known as slave-trading or
modern-day slavery. Use the “Archive” and “Online Reading” links.
PENet : Prostitutes’ Education Network
http://www.bayswan.org/index.html
The Prostitutes’ Education Network is an information service about legislative and
cultural issues as they effect prostitutes and other sex workers. The service is
comprised of information for sex workers and activists/educators who study issues
of decriminalization, human rights in the context of prostitution,
violence against prostitutes and women, sex workers and pornography,
as well as current trends in legislation and social policy in the U.S.
and internationally. Has an excellent section on statistics relating
to prostitution. This site has a pro-prostitution,
pro-decriminalization bias.
Prostitution
Research & Education http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/
This
site, sponsored by the non-profit San Francisco Women's Centers,
features facts, services, and information about activists,
prostitution and violence, trafficking, and legal issues.
Decidedly
anti-prostitution slant from a feminist perspective.
Women's Human Rights Resources
http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana/mainpage.htm
This site from the
Bora
Laskin
Law Library in Toronto covers many women's issues, including prostitution. Click
on the link marked “Women’s Human Rights Resources Database” and select
“prostitution” from the list of issues.
Each issue has articles, documents, and annotated links.
Books
The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Encyclopedia of crime & justice
Call number: Ref HV6017.E52 2002
Encyclopedia of
sociology
Call number: Ref HM425.E5 2000
Prostitution and sex trafficking
Call number: Ref HQ115.P76 2006
Violence in America : an encyclopedia
Call number: Ref HN90.V5V5474 1999
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Articles
The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our
online databases
- http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The 6 sample searches
below are from the
ProQuest database.
Use Advanced Search
and type each tern in a separate box:
1. SUB (prostitution) [From peer-reviewed journals]
2.
SUB (prostitution) and SUB (legalization)
3.
SUB (prostitution) AND SUB(Sexually transmitted diseases)
4.
SUB (prostitution) AND SUB (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
5.
SUB (prostitution) and males
6.
SUB (prostitution) and minors
Researched and evaluated by:
D. Petticoffer, Librarian 12/1997
last update: K. Bourgaize, Librarian 7/2007