NCJ Number
80775
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1981) Pages: 395-399
Date Published
1981
Length
5 pages
Annotation
A study of 200 women street prostitutes documents extremely high levels of on-the-job victimization.
Abstract
Subjects reported being physically abused and beaten by both customers and pimps. Other forms of victimization included customer rape, forced perversion, nonpayment, robbery, violence, clients going beyond the prostitution contract, and unfair split of money with pimps. (Author abstract)