Legalization of Prostitution

Archive Report

Growing Problems of Prostitution

Relation of Rising Incidence to Vd, Drugs, Crime

The world's oldest profession is thriving. Though reliable figures are larking, it is estimated that 250,000 to 500,000 American women engage in prostitution on a full-time basis and that many times more work on a part-time basis. FBI Uniform Crime Reports show that the total arrests for prostitution increased 61 per cent between 1960 and 1969. For women under 18 years of age. the increase was almost 120 per cent during that time. The number of both male and female prostitutes in the United States is clearly growing. And so is public concern.

Closely connected with prostitution are the problems of venereal disease, drug addiction, and various crimes against persons and property. According to Judge ...

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