Chapter
Phoenix's Approach to Combating Sex Work.
19:34 - 26:57 (07:22)
The city of Phoenix has been offering programs to help individuals get out of sex work since the 1990s. The courts are moving towards helping sex workers rather than just criminalizing them.
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The Phoenix Goddess Temple case highlights the misconceptions about sex workers and human trafficking and the legal distinctions between the two.
19:34 - 22:52 (03:17)
Summary
The Phoenix Goddess Temple case highlights the misconceptions about sex workers and human trafficking and the legal distinctions between the two. While historically sex workers have faced harsher punishment than traffickers, most states, including Arizona, have moved towards equal punishment.
ChapterPhoenix's Approach to Combating Sex Work.
EpisodeMystic Mother | 4. Operation Goddess Temple
PodcastWitnessed: Devil in the Ditch
Project Rose was a recent initiative that attempts to help arrestees in the sex work industry determine whether they were forced into trafficking or viewed as criminal prostitutes.
22:52 - 26:57 (04:05)
Summary
Project Rose was a recent initiative that attempts to help arrestees in the sex work industry determine whether they were forced into trafficking or viewed as criminal prostitutes. Those rescued from the sex trade would then have access to food, clothing, and mental health counseling at a nearby church.