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040 _aAFVC
100 _aArmstrong, Lynzi
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245 _aDecriminalisation of sex work in the post-truth era? :
_bstrategic storytelling in neo-abolitionist accounts of the New Zealand model
_cLynzi Armstrong,
260 _bSage,
_c2021
500 _aCriminology & Criminal Justice, 2021, 21(3): 369-386
520 _aIn the context of on-going debates regarding sex work laws, in most jurisdictions forms of criminalisation continue to dominate. Despite decades of sex workers calling for the decriminalisation of sex work and collectively organising against repressive laws, decriminalisation remains uncommon. New Zealand was the first full country to decriminalise sex work with the passing of the Prostitution Reform Act in 2003, which aimed to improve occupational health and safety. Several empirical studies have documented positive impacts of this framework. However, despite this, neo-abolitionists persistently describe the New Zealand model as a failed approach. This article examines neo-abolitionist knowledge claims regarding the New Zealand model and in doing so unpacks the strategic stories told about this approach, considering the implications for sex work policy making. (Author's abstract). Record #8291
650 _aATTITUDES
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650 _aEVALUATION
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650 _aHEALTH
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650 _aLAW REFORM
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650 _aPROSTITUTION
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_aPROSTITUTION REFORM ACT 2003
650 0 _aSAFETY
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650 0 _aWOMEN
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650 _aWORKPLACE
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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773 0 _tCriminology & Criminal Justice, 2021, 21(3): 369-386
830 _aCriminology & Criminal Justice
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1748895820918898
_zDOI: 10.1177/1748895820918898
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