Can the legal framework for prostitution influence the acceptability of buying sex?
| Autor: | José Andrés Fernández-Cornejo, Eva Del Pozo-García, Sabina Belope-Nguema, Cristina Castellanos-Serrano, Lorenzo Escot, Selene Fabiola Cruz-Calderón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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050901 criminology
05 social sciences Multilevel model Decriminalization Sample (statistics) Purchasing Test (assessment) Criminalization Contextual variable 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Empirical evidence Law Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Criminology. 18:885-909 |
| ISSN: | 1572-8315 1573-3750 |
| Popis: | This article analyzes the extent to which the legal framework for prostitution can influence the moral judgments individuals make about purchasing sex. We hypothesize that the decriminalization of prostitution (versus the criminalization of purchasing sexual services) increases the acceptability of buying sex. To test this hypothesis, we conduct a factorial survey experiment (FSE) for a Spanish sample. Various descriptions (vignettes) of hypothetical scenarios regarding prostitution in Spain were presented to the respondents to elicit them to form judgements about the acceptability of purchasing sexual services (by a man from a woman) in each of these scenarios. From the analysis carried out with multilevel models, robust and causal empirical evidence was obtained in favor of this hypothesis. This result was moderated by some of the contextual variables presented in the vignettes and by some personal characteristics of the respondents. Different legal approaches to the sex industry can influence attitudes towards purchasing sexual services. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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