Simon Fraser University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
Violence Against Women. 2011 Jul;17(7):944-63. doi: 10.1177/1077801211412917. Epub 2011 Jun 10.
The victimization experienced by street-based sex workers has led many observers to argue that prostitution is inherently dangerous. However, street-based workers form the minority of sex workers in Canada. Can their experiences validly be generalized to other types of prostitution? The research presented in this article examines whether female off-street sex workers face the same degree of victimization as female street-based sex workers in Vancouver, British Columbia. The results of a victimization survey examining interpersonal violence and other forms of victimization indicate that although violence and exploitation do occur in the off-street industry, some women sell sex without experiencing violence.
街头性工作者所经历的受害情况导致许多观察人士认为卖淫本质上是危险的。然而，街头性工作者在加拿大性工作者中占少数。他们的经历能否有效地推广到其他类型的卖淫？本文介绍的研究考察了不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的非街头性工作者女性是否面临与街头性工作者女性相同程度的受害情况。一项关于人际暴力和其他形式受害情况的受害调查结果表明，尽管非街头行业确实存在暴力和剥削现象，但有些女性在卖淫时并未经历过暴力。
