ABSTRACT
diseases. This long essay is divided into five chapters. Chapter I is the general introduction, chapter 2 is the literature review, chapter 3 provides for the theories and criminological perspective of prostitution, chapter 4 provides for the effects and laws in connection to prostitution, chapter five provides for the observations, recommendations and conclusions drawn from this work. This work also provides for the possible solutions to commercial sex practice in our country.
TABLE OF CASES
Bedder v. DPP (1954), 1 WLR 119…………………………………….50
Crown v. Brown (1994) 1 AC 212……………………………………..39
People v. Berry (1909) AC pg 220……………………………………23, 49
Proprietary Articles Trade Association v. A.G for Canada
(1931) A.C. 310 at 324………………………………………………..14
Seaman v. Burley (1896) 2 QB at 346…………………………………13
Wood v. Alaska 957 F. 2d 1544……………………………………….50
TABLE OF STATUTES
California Penal Code, 1872 S. 647 (b)
Convention on the Rights of a Child Article 2(6)
Nigerian Criminal Code. S.222, S.225, S.226
Nigerian Penal Code S. 371, S. 372
The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(As Amended) S. 33(1)
Sexual Offences Act S. 53
Street offences Act 1959 S. 1(1)
Trades Unions and Labour Relations Act, 1992 S.243(2)…
Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law, Enforcement And
Administration Act, 2003
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
A.C – Appeal Cases
A.G – Attorney General
& – And
Cap – Chapter
Ed – Edition/Edited
et, al – And Others
C.A. – Court of Appeal
http – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Ibid – The Same Work/book
Op, Cit – The Work/Book Cited Before
Ors – Others
P – Page
U.S – United State
V – Versus (and)
Vol – Volume
www – World Wide Web
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page……………………………………………………………….i
Certification ……………………………………………………………ii
Dedication………………………………………………………………iii
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………….iv-v
Table of Cases…………………………………………………………vi
Table of Statutes……………………………………………………….vii
List of Abbreviations……………………………………………………viii
Table of Contents………………………………………………………ix-xi
Abstract………………………………………………………………..xii
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUC
TION
1.1 Background of the Study……………………………………….1-6
1.2 Statement of Problems…………………………………………6-7
1.3 Research Questions…………………………………………….7-8
1.4 Objectives of the Study………………………………………..8
1.5 Research Methodology………………………………………..8
1.6 Significance of the Study ……………………………………..8-9
1.7 Delimitation/Scope of the Study……………………………….9
1.8 Limitation of the Study………………………………………..9
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Commercial Sex………………………………………………..11-12
2.2 Crime……………………………………………………………12-15
2.3 Victim…………………………………………………………..15-16
2.4 Victimless Crime……………………………………………….16-18
2.5 Prostitution……………………………………………………..18-27
2.6 Types of Prostitution……………………………………………27
2.6.1 Female Prostitution…………………………………………….27-28
2.6.2 Male Prostitution………………………………………………..8
2.6.3 Child Prostitution………………………………………………28-29
2.6.4 Online Prostitution………………………………………………29-30
2.6.5 Street Prostitution……………………………………………,,,30-31
2.6.6 Sex Tourism Prostitution……………………………………….31
CHAPTER THREE
THEORIES AND CRIMINOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PROSTITUTION
3.1 General Stain Theory…………………………………………32-33
3.2 Labeling Theory………………………………………………33-35
3.3 Natural Law Theory……………………………………………35-36
3.4.1 The Christian Doctrine……………………………………….36-37
3.4.2 The Muslim Thought………………………………………….37
3.5 Dichotomy Between Law and morality on Prostitution………38-39
3.6 The Legal Perspective………………………………………..39-45
3.7 The Criminological Perspective of Prostitution………………46
3.8 Victimology………………………………………………….47-48
3.9 Crimes Associated with Prostitution………………………….48
3.9.1 Assault……………………………………………………….48-49
3.9.2 Rape………………………………………………………….49-50
3.9.3 Murder………………………………………………………..50
CHAPTER FOUR
EFFECTS AND LAWS IN CONNECTION TO PROSTITUTION
4.1 Social Effects of prostitution…………………………………51-52
4.2 Health Effects of Prostitution………………………………..52-54
4.3 Criminalisation or Decriminalisation of Prostitution………..54-59
4.4 The Criminal Justice System and Prostitution……………….59-62
4.5 Present Laws on Prostitution in Nigeria……………………..62-64
CHAPER FIVE
CONCLUSIONS
5.1 Observations…………………………………………………65-66
5.2 Recommendations…………………………………………..67-72
5.3 Conclusions.…………………………………………………72-76
Bibliography…………………………………………………77-80
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