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Abergin13 is a student at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

About Me

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I'm an undergraduate student at Rice University studying Sociology and Political Science and minoring in Poverty, Justice and Human Capabilities. I'm pre-law and hope to one day become either a civil rights or human rights attorney. I have a large interest in interactions between the legal system and socioeconomic status and women's rights.

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I’m interested in the “Violence against prostitutes” page because most prostitutes are female and the illegal nature of prostitution makes prostitutes particularly vulnerable to violence.  I would like to make edits about the ramifications of the illegal nature of prostitution and reporting violence and provide more data about how many prostitutes face violence and the frequency of reporting it.  I would also like to potentially have the name changed to “Violence against sex workers.” For this article, I would be expanding upon an existing stub-article. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17O87IvjbaflrXa8X-PJJBvlIMRXlJ6p59bk7U0rDtFw/edit?usp=sharing

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“Status on Trial: The Racial Ramifications of Admitting Prostitution Evidence Under State Rape Shield Legislation” by Karin S. Portlock

“Violence by clients towards female prostitutes in different work settings: questionnaire survey”

“Prostitutes, Drug Users, and Thieves: The Invisible Women in the Campaign to End Violence Against Women” by Michelle S. Jacobs

“Violence and vulnerability: conditions of work for streetworking prostitutes” by Marina A. Barnard

“Flawed Theory and Method in Studies of Prostitution” by Ronald Weitzer

“Violence and Legalized Brothel Prostitution in Nevada: Examining Safety, Risk, and Prostitution Policy” by Barbara G. Brents and Kathryn Hausbeck

“Designing out vulnerability, building in respect: violence, safety and sex work policy” by Teela Sanders and Rosie Campbell

“Reducing Violence Against Sex Workers:  What are the Policy Options?”

“Prevalence and structural correlates of gender based violence among a prospective cohort of female sex workers”

“A continuum of risk?  The management of health, physical and emotional risks by female sex workers” by Teela Sanders