TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Contending with violence: female prostitutes' strategic responses on the streets
JO  - Deviant behavior
A1  - Oselin, Sharon S.
A1  - Blasyak, Aaron
SP  - 274
EP  - 290
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - Female street prostitutes often work within environments where violence is a prominent feature of daily life. Consequently, they experience high rates of physical and sexual assault. While scholars debate whether they are victims or empowered agents, we find neither category accurately captures their experiences with work-related violence. Drawing on interviews and informal conversations with 17 female street prostitutes, we illustrate they engage in four nuanced types of strategies in response to violence, which are shaped by the options available to them. We also find each type has an external or internal foci that holds implications for their own criminality.<p />
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SN  - 0163-9625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2012.735896
ID  - ref1
ER  -