Citation

Lee D. Korean J. Criminol. 2008; 20(1): 153-186.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Korean Society of Criminology 한국형사정책학회)

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Abstract

The important thing in the reality where prostitution is becoming a problem is not examining whether it is the most appropriate ethical solution, but what kind of policy can reduce crimes related to such problems. The current dichotomous policy that divides largely into forceful or Spontaneous Sexual Relations for compensation(prostitution) does not give up the perspective that sex trade women, middle mediators and sex trade men are accomplices in crime, and therefore the seriousness of the co-existence of skillful rule and sex exploitation in the prostitution market is diluted in the actual criminal investigation process and rather making crime problems related to negative and abnormal sexual acts more serious. Criminalizing Spontaneous sexual relations for compensation (prostitution) under the current policy may be ethical but it is difficult to guarantee actual effectiveness, and if there is a chance it could rather sustain various deviating sexual actions and promote related crimes, it can be said that there is a need to reexamine the fundamental prostitution prevention policy direction. Thus related policy should take a direction of change of perspective that develops a strategy to control the now vague idea of sex extortion as a main axis. Most fundamentally, the focus of interest of criminal policy should not be sexual actions that are morally unacceptable, but should move to a direction that can punish debt subjugation human trafficking under the name of stern law and justice.

Keywords: Human trafficking

Language: ko