The End of Policing (Updated Edition), Chapter 6: The Failures of Policing Sex Work
Alex S. Vitale
When we allow police to regulate our sexual lives, we inflict tremendous harm on some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Young people, poor women, and transgender persons who rely on the sex industry to survive and even thrive are forced by police into the shadows, leaving them vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, and diminished health outcomes.
