BMJ  2006;332:362 (11 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7537.362-a

Letter

Sex workers to pay the price

Prostitution strategy is a missed opportunity

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EDITOR—The safety of sex workers in prostitution as well as the neighbourhoods where it takes place is paramount, and therefore tolerance zones seem to be a better way to achieve this objective. Like Boynton and Cusik,¹ I am disappointed that the Home Office has missed the opportunity to consider tolerance zones in its strategy.

Walsall has its own prostitution and associated problems. During the mid and late 1990s, considerable anger prevailed among the community experiencing the direct affects of prostitution. We initiated a qualitative study to obtain the views of residents and sex workers so that a robust strategy could be developed. The findings of this study surprised many as they included hitherto unknown facts. For example, more than half the sex workers and their clients were Walsall residents, which was contrary to the perception of many, that prostitution was an imported problem. This finding alone made individuals . . . [Full text of this article]

Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust, Walsall WS1 1TE sam.ramaiah@walsall.nhs.uk

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