They only care when there's a murder on': Contested Perceptions of Vulnerability from Sex Workers in Prison

AuthorGemma Loiuse Ahearne
Pages67-76
67
British Journal of Community Justice
©2019 Manchester Metropolitan University
ISSN 1475-0279
Vol. 15(1) 6776
THEY ONLY CARE WHEN THERE’S A MURDER ON’:
CONTESTED PERCEPTIONS OF VULNERABILITY FROM
SEX WORKERS IN PRISON
Gemma Louise Ahearne, Lecturer in Sociology, Liverpool John Moores University
Abstract
This article is b ased on my doctoral research into the experience of sex workers in prison.
Corston (2007) recommended that a new Reducing Reoffending Pathway 9 be
implemented across the fem ale prison estate, namely Support for Women In volved in
Prostitution. The premise was that Pathway 9 would offer tailored support to women in
prison who have been involved in prostitution in order to support their cycles of
offending. This article will co nsider how women in prison who engage in commercial sex
are treated within the criminal justice system and will make recommendations for best
practice.
Keywords
Sex work; stigma; policing; prison; violence

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