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Prostitution Sweden
was the first country in the world to decriminalize prostitution for the
prostitutes, but criminalize the act of buying or trying to buy sex. Below
is a website in Swedish where you can find more information (there is
an option in the left-hand menu of the site for an English translation):
The
Lola Greene Baldwin Foundation for Recovery is dedicated "to
help people escape the life of prostitution, survive, and recover from
its long-term effects" and to educate those in the community who
are potential participants in or users of prostiution. Sisters
Speak Out: The Lives and Needs of Prostituted Women in Chicago, a
report from the Center
of Impact Research. Article:
"Sex
Workers and Civil Rights" by Kari Anderson (from AlterNet.org Breaking
Free Escape:
The Prostitution Prevention Project |
 "In about 85 percent of cases, sexual assaults occur between people who know each other." Source: Diana Russell, The Prevalence and Incidence of Forcible Rape and Attempted Rape of Females, Victimology: An International Journal 7, 1-4 (1983). |