NCJ Number
230503
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 16 Issue: 5 Dated: May 2010 Pages: 579-600
Date Published
May 2010
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This article reviews two general models of behavior change and their applicability to exiting prostitution and two models specific to sex work and their applicability to exiting prostitution.
Abstract
Exiting street-level prostitution is a complex, convoluted process. Few studies have described this process within any formal conceptual framework. This article reviews two general models and two prostitution-specific models and their applicability to the exiting process. Barriers encountered as women attempt to leave the streets are identified. Based on the four models, the barriers, the prostitution literature, and the authors' experience with prostituted women, a new integrated six-stage model that is comprehensive in scope and sensitive to women's attempts to exit prostitution is offered as a foundation for continued research on the process of women leaving the streets. Table, figure, and references (Published Abstract)