The government's new prostitution strategy: A cheap fix for drug-using sex workers?

Safer Communities

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-26

  Melrose, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti social behaviour; Drugs; Prostitution; Sex work; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992963181     PISSN: 17578043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17578043200700004     Document Type: Review

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