Crimes related to the sex trade : before and after legislative changes in Canada / by Mary Allen and Cristine Rotenberg.: CS85-002/41-10E-PDF
"This Juristat article uses data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) to examine crimes related to the sex trade before and after the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) legislative changes came into force in December of 2014. Offences that target the purchasers of sexual services and third-party offences (such as procuring or receiving material benefit) are isolated throughout this article in order to align the findings with the distinct parties targeted in these laws. An examination of changes in the nature of police-reported incidents of sex-trade-related offences is also presented, along with characteristics of persons accused in these crimes, victim characteristics and court case outcomes. Findings related to the different types of offences are presented using two five-year periods of pooled data, before and after the change in legislation. This provides a pre- and post-PCEPA analysis and groups data to better control for year-over-year variations due to low counts. Figures are provided by year where relevant and meaningful"--Page 4.
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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Crimes related to the sex trade : before and after legislative changes in Canada / by Mary Allen and Cristine Rotenberg. |
| Variant title | Juristat article - crimes related to the sex trade : before and after legislative changes in Canada |
| Series title | Juristat, 1209-6393 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Crimes liés au commerce du sexe : avant et après les modifications législatives au Canada. "Catalogue no. 85-002-X." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, June 21, 2021. ©2021 |
| Author / Contributor | Allen, Mary, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (29 pages) : colour illustrations. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 85-002-X |
| Subject terms | Prostitution -- Canada -- Statistics. Human trafficking -- Canada -- Statistics. Sexual assault -- Canada -- Statistics. Pimps -- Canada -- Statistics. Prostitutes' customers -- Canada -- Statistics. Prostitutes -- Crimes against -- Canada -- Statistics. Prostitutes -- Violence against -- Canada -- Statistics. Human trafficking victims -- Canada -- Statistics. |
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