What men say when apprehended for kerb crawling: A model of prostitutes clients' talk

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-171

  Brooks Gordon, Belinda ^a   Gelsthorpe, Loraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customer; Justification; Kerb crawler; Prostitution; Street sex work client

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038245112     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316031000116256     Document Type: Article

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