From the oblivious to the vigilante: The views, experiences and responses of residents living in areas of street sex work

Sex as Crime?

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 172-190

  Williams, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84899239841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843925385     Document Type: Chapter

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