{"id":253,"date":"2013-06-01T15:57:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T15:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birostudios.com\/hosted\/arldt\/?p=253"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:21:10","slug":"criminalising-prostitution-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/criminalising-prostitution-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostitutie strafbaar stellen is geen oplossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Criminalising_Prostitution_Does_Not_Work\"><\/span>Why Criminalising Prostitution Does Not Work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Young girls who are brought to the Netherlands under false conditions, women who are being exploited for years by pimps, minors who are forced by pimps in prostitution&#8230; These abuses in the sex industry should be combated. Though, the question is how. Not by criminalising prostitution, but by improving the implementation of current policies.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhoudsopgave<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle tabel met inhoud\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Schakelen<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/criminalising-prostitution-solution\/#Why_Criminalising_Prostitution_Does_Not_Work\" >Why Criminalising Prostitution Does Not Work<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/criminalising-prostitution-solution\/#Preventing_Exploitation\" >Preventing Exploitation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/criminalising-prostitution-solution\/#Dutch_Prostitution_Laws\" >Dutch Prostitution Laws<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/criminalising-prostitution-solution\/#Criminalising_Prostitution_Consequences\" >Criminalising Prostitution Consequences<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Brothels-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District.jpg\" alt=\"criminalising prostitution is wrong\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Brothels-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Brothels-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Brothels-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Brothels-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Brothels-Amsterdam-Red-Light-District-600x434.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preventing_Exploitation\"><\/span>Preventing Exploitation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the discussion on possible measures to prevent exploitation, people don&#8217;t make enough distiction between prostitution and trafficking. The proposed measures, such as the criminalisation of clients according to the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prostitution_in_Sweden\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"More info on the Swedish model\">Swedish model<\/a> or compulsory registration of prostitutes, are detrimental to the welfare of forced and voluntary prostitutes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8216;It&#8217;s such a stupid idea and proof for me that the people who come up with these ideas are not interested in sex workers safety or rights. Governments and countries that are in favour of the Swedish\/Nordic model simply do this to discourage prostitution with the hope of banning it completely from their countries. They say that they&#8217;re doing it for the sex workers but I don&#8217;t believe that at all. It&#8217;s very clear what this law is actually doing to sex workers. It&#8217;s forcing them to work in very dangerous circumstances.&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/amsterdam-sex-worker-interview\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariska Majoor<\/a> &#8211; sex work expert &#8211; about the Swedish prostitution model.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Prostitution.jpg\" alt=\"decriminalising prostitution \" width=\"1000\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Prostitution.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Prostitution-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Prostitution-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Prostitution-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Window-Prostitution-600x352.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dutch_Prostitution_Laws\"><\/span>Dutch Prostitution Laws<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The current Dutch sex work legislation already provides sufficient tools to exploitation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/10-best-agencies-for-escorts-in-amsterdam\/\">prostitution law<\/a> on trafficking is clearly defined. It&#8217;s the embodiment which needs more investigation! An integrated approach between the police, justice-department, healthcare and social care is the solution.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Criminalising_Prostitution_Consequences\"><\/span>Criminalising Prostitution Consequences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The mandatory registration and the criminalisation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/information\/prostitution-in-holland\/\">Prostitutie<\/a> increases crime. The demand for paid sex will always exist. Prostitutes will not be registered for fear of losing their anonymity, with the result that they are working illegally.<\/p>\n<p>If prostitutes are no longer able to work in a legal context, they are vulnerable to exploitation and violence from clients and pimps. In countries where prostitution is prohibited, sexual violence takes more space. Furthermore the prevalence of STDs and HIV is higher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEKIJK OOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/amsterdam-sex-worker-interview\/\">Sex Work Expert Shares Truth About Prostitution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/sex-workers-want-to-stay-in-red-light-district\/\">Amsterdamse Sekswerkers Willen in de Red Light District Blijven<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/decriminalizing-prostitution\/\">Decriminalising Prostitution Helps Sex Workers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Criminalising Prostitution Does Not Work Young girls who are brought to the Netherlands under false conditions, women who are being exploited for years by pimps, minors who are forced by pimps in prostitution&#8230; These abuses in the sex industry should be combated. 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