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A 5 page review of the findings of this 2001 research. Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece explore the issues surrounding prostitution in an effort to gain a better understanding of what causes women to choose to engage in the behavior and, potentially, to commit acts of violence themselves. No additional sources are listed.
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File: AM2_PPprost2.rtf
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In "Perpetrators as Victims: Understanding Violence by Female Street-Walking Prostitutes" authors Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece explore
the phenomena of the perpetration of violence by female prostitutes in an effort to shed light on the association between "receipt of abuse and violence and later perpetration of violence".
Basing their work on an evaluation of a prostitute case management program, Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece reveal statistics regarding the incidence of violence as it is inflicted on prostitutes
and the incidence of violence as it is inflicted by prostitutes. The authors break a womans history of abuse into the categories of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse,
and assault on the street. They also explore the statistics regarding the connection between violence as it is inflicted by these women in relation to whether or not they
have been previously hospitalized for psychiatric reasons. They conclude that only a history of physical abuse can be statistically supported as being associated with a womans later infliction of
violence, noting that more than likely fear of reprisal from others for their prostitution, anger and a variety of other factors quite potentially enter into this equation as well.
Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece identify the fact that many prostitutes enter the profession as a means of providing support for themselves. Once entangled
in the occupation, however, most find it difficult to leave. When they are arrested for their activities they are most often incarcerated, particularly if they have a history of
violence. Rehabilitative efforts are essentially non-existent in the case of prostitutes and once these women return to the street they most often turn once again to the only livelihood
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