VICTIMLESS CRIMES

Should “Victimless Crimes” Such As Prostitution And Other Sexual Activity Between Consenting Adults Be Free From Governmental Interference?

Abstract

In this study we have explored the crucial topic of victimless crimes in a detailed manner. We have investigated the victimless crimes through a number of aspects which includes detailed history of prostitute legalization, explanation of the scientific changes and methodologies, critical analysis of the successes and failures, advances in technology and the limitations of evidence, etc. The study revealed that there are positive impacts of victimless crimes on law enforcement activities. The study concludes with the predictions on the importance and limitations of prostitute legalization.

Table of Contents

Abstracti

Chapter 1: Introduction and Statement of the Problem2

Introduction2

Statement of the problem3

Significance of the study (what prompted your interest in this paper?)3

Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature4

Victimless Crimes4

Prostitution: A Problem Space6

Summary7

Chapter 3: Presentations/Future Plans7

What are the dependent and the independent variables?8

What is the sample?8

What method was used in reporting the problem?8

What was the finding?8

What was the conclusion?9

What was the recommendation?9

References10

Should "Victimless Crimes" Such As Prostitution And Other Sexual Activity Between Consenting Adults Be Free From Governmental Interference?

Chapter 1: Introduction and Statement of the Problem

Introduction

Victimless crimes, which are also known as consensual crimes, are defined as crimes in which no one is hurt; in other words, there is no direct victim because individuals choose to participate. These are mala prohibit crimes, that is, they are crimes because the state has said so and not because they are behaviors that are inherently evil (Butler, 1985). They include the following: gambling, substance abuse (particularly individual substance abuse), prostitution, obscenity and pornography, and the failure to use safety devices (e.g., seat belts and helmets). In some instances, homosexuality and abortion have also been considered victimless crimes.

These crimes occupy a huge amount of criminal justice attention and taxpayer dollars, with more than 4 million arrests nationwide each year. This leads to more than 350,000 persons serving jail time and additional 1.5 million persons on probation or parole. For many of these crimes, the victims and the perpetrators are one and the same.

Prostitution means the carrying out sexual acts against payment. If the involuntary prostitution, one speaks of forced prostitution. Prostitution is found in virtually every culture. The social assessment of prostitution is dependent on cultural, ethical and religious values and is subject to substantial change. There is a distinction between the female and male prostitution (Morse & Simon, 1999).

Statement of the problem

This topic has many problems, but, the problem we are going to focus is “Should 'victimless crimes' such as prostitution and other sexual activity between consenting adults be free from governmental interference?”

Significance of the study (what prompted your interest in this paper?)

Victimless crimes such as prostitution are necessary to understand and important as this topic has gained awareness. Everyone should know what their rights are and what is legalized and what should not be done.

One quality that victimless crimes share is that someone finds them morally offensive. It is suggested, however, that crimes are not ...