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Local Research

DEMAND SPECIFIC INFORMATION

"Deconstructing the Demand for Prostitution" by Rachel Durchslag and Samir Goswami

"Buying Sex" by Samir Goswami

"Curbing the Demand For Prostitution" by Daria Mueller

 

GENERAL INFORMATION ON PROSTITUTION IN CHICAGO

"The Intersystem Assessment on Prostitution in Chicago" Prepared by Emily Muskovitz Sweet on behalf of the City of Chicago's Mayor's Office On Domestic Violence

"Sisters Speak Out: The Lives and Needs of Prostituted Women in Chicago" by Jody Raphael and Deborah Shapiro

"The Prostitution of Women and Girls in Metropolitan Chicago: A Preliminary Prevalence Report" by Claudine O'Leary and Olivia Howard

"The Realities of Human Trafficking in Cook County: Strategies for Ending the Exploitation of Women and Girls" by the Commission of Women's Issues

"Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls" by Jody Raphael and Jessica Ashley

"The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth in Illinois" by Jessica Ashley

"The Realities of Human Trafficking In Cook County" a Public Hearing Report

"Taking Rape Seriously: Sexual Assault in Cook County" a report from the DePaul University College of Law Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center

"Acquaintance Rape Fact Sheet" from the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

"Economic Costs of Sexual Assault" from the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

"Unlocking Options for Women: A Survey of Women in Cook County Jail" from the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

 

National and International Research

"The Demand for Victims of Sex Trafficking” by Donna Hughes

"Best Practices to Address the Demand Side of Sex Trafficking” by Donna Hughes

"Focusing on the Clients of Street Prostitutes: A Creative Approach to Reducing Violence Against Women- Summary Report” by Martin Monto

 "Recidivism Among the Customers of Female Street Prostitutes: Do Intervention Programs Help?” by Martin Monto

 "A Comparison of the Male Customers of Female Street Prostitutes with National Samples of Men" by Martin Monto

"Prostitution and Fellatio" by Martin Monto

"Prostitution on Demand” by Janice Raymond

“Renting an Organ for 10 Minutes” by Melissa Farley

"Challenging Men’s Demand for Prostitution in Scotland” by Jan Macleod, Melissa Farley, Lynn Anderson, and Jacqueline Golding

 "Attitudes toward prostitution and acceptance of rape myths” by Melissa Faley

 "Bad For the Body, Bad for the Soul” by Melissa Faley

"Primer on the Male Demand for Prostitution" by Ilvi-Joe-Cannon

"Men's Practices in Prostitution and Their Implications for Social Work" by Sven-Axel Mansson

"What Money Buys: Clients of Street Sex Workers in the US" by Marina Della Giusta

"Why Do Johns Use Pornogrpahy? Predicting Consumption of Pornography by Clients of Street Level Prostitutes" by Richard Tewksbury

"Final Report on the Evaluation of the First Offender Prostitution Program" by ABT Associates, Inc.