Attitudes changed and great results have been achieved on Merseyside, once the police, the NHS and the Armistead project adopted the “Hate Crime Model”.
Published on The F-Word – 19 August 2013
“Most sex workers find it difficult to report rape or violence because of the stigma associated with prostitution. Ruth Jacobs argues for a model that treats crimes against sex workers as hate crimes, a model that has been successful in increasing reporting of crimes and convictions in Merseyside…” Read the full article on The F-Word here.
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