Opinions of jurists on prostitution in Spain: Regulate or ban prostitution?

IF 0.8 Q3 SOCIOLOGY
Carmen Meneses-Falcón, Antonio Rúa-Vieites
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This study gathers the opinions of judges and public prosecutors on the distinction between prostitution and trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, the most suitable legal treatment of prostitution, and the possibility of penalising clients of prostitution for the purpose of improving the prosecution of the crime of trafficking. A survey of 71 Spanish judges and 19 interviews with judges and prosecutors were carried out. Fifty-three percent of judges agreed with regulating prostitution, and the majority believe that clients of prostitution could collaborate in the detection of trafficking victims. Four opinion groups were identified: the Doubters (41%); those Ambiguous about their positions (15.5%); the Pragmatic (21%), who consider that prostitution should be regulated but do not see it as a normal job; and the pro-Sex Work (22.5%), who agree with regulating prostitution and view it as a job like any other. Judges need clarity on legislation and policy on prostitution in order to be able to prosecute pimping offences. An appropriate regulation of prostitution is necessary to end its extralegality and the lack of regulation creates a vacuum that is left to the interpretation of the judicial system.
西班牙法学家对卖淫的看法:管制还是禁止?
这项研究收集了法官和检察官关于卖淫和以性剥削为目的的贩运的区别、对卖淫最适当的法律处理以及为了改进对贩运罪的起诉而惩罚卖淫嫖客的可能性的意见。对71名西班牙法官进行了调查,并对19名法官和检察官进行了采访。53%的法官同意对卖淫进行监管,大多数法官认为卖淫嫖客可以合作侦查人口贩运受害者。确定了四个意见群体:怀疑者(41%);立场不明确(15.5%);务实派(21%),他们认为卖淫应该受到监管,但不认为它是一种正常的工作;支持性工作的(22.5%),他们同意对卖淫进行监管,并将其视为一种与其他工作一样的工作。法官需要明确有关卖淫的立法和政策,以便能够起诉拉皮条的罪行。必须对卖淫进行适当的管制,以结束其法外性,而缺乏管制造成了一个真空,留给司法制度的解释。
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