prostitution rehabilitation
Prostitution is a problem that has spanned from ancient times to the present. Prostitution is an ongoing problem that needs to be addressed now, rather then forty years from now. Over the past decades many of the surrounding areas and parts of the United States have legalized prostitution. I do not feel that prostitution should be legalized, instead we should enforce stricter laws for prostitutes as well as their patrons. "The everyday life of prostitution is distant from most of us. ... " (Cecilie Hoigard and Liv Finstad, Backstreets: Prostitution, Money, and Love, 1992, translated by Katherine Hanson, Nancy Sipe, and Barbara Wilson; first published as Bakgater in Norway, 1986, Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pennsylvania). Prostitution is an on going dilemma, and more needs to be done to actually stop the Johns from patronizing prostitution. Over the years many neighboring countries have tried to deter prostitution. Arresting prostitutes will not cause a decrease in the rate of prostitution. ... The John’s did not create the situation that they are being treated for, however if there were no customers to buy prostitution then there would not be an ongoing demand. ... C court documents from one weekend showed that the police rounded up 54 prostitution customers. ... This is why treatment for these Johns is the best known alternative to deter prostitution. ... Dutto are amazed at how little some men know of the devastation and dangers of prostitution. ... She tells the men about the ties between prostitution, drugs and child sexual abuse. ... Overseas in parts where prostitution is illegal, they actually go to the offenders’ house to embarrass them. Nonetheless I feel that this type of treatment might deter prostitution but it will make the offender’s life worse instead of rehabilitating them. ... When the offender is arrested he will be able to either serve one-month in prison or enroll in the rehabilitation treatment plan. ... The third tier for the Vexed offender: will be one on one counseling for an hour; “talking therapy" which involves analyzing the root causes of behavior and feelings by exploring the unconscious mind and the conscious minds relation to prostitution. The fourth tier: This tier informs the offender of the risk of STDs posed by prostitution using the Minneapolis study as its guide to research. ... First is the actual lecture using quotes from the Minneapolis study, which found that “STDs (including HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, human papilloma virus, and syphilis) are alarmingly high among women in prostitution. ... General gynecological problems, but in particular chronic pelvic pain and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), plague women in prostitution. ... Acceptance of blame is an important part of the rehabilitation process. ... However, the vexed offender will be counseled once again on his perihelia, and violence that he has caused during the act of purchasing prostitution. ... Many men patronize prostitution due to low self-esteem and the inability to function in normal relationships. ... The counselors will also set up appointments to meet the offenders once a month for the next three months to insure that they continue to make progress in their rehabilitation. When the offender has completed the eight -tier process, they will leave the treatment with knowledge of society’s norms, the effects of prostitution, and most of all the consequences that will follow them because of their actions. ... If the John’s do not want to patronize prostitution it will then lower the amount prostitution present on the streets, along with the harm that is potentially being caused by the Johns. “ Victims/survivors of prostitution who used the services of the Council for Prostitution Alternative in Portland, Oregon, found that 78% were victims of rape by pimps and male buyers an average of 49 times a year; 84% were the victims of aggravated assault and were thus horribly beaten, often requiring emergency room attention and hospitalization; 53% were victims of sexual abuse and torture; and 27% were mutilated.