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The course to stop kerb crawlers

Victoria Derbyshire | 15:54 UK time, Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Should kerb crawlers be punished in court - or sent on a course so they kick the habit?

Greater Manchester Police have a new approach to men who pick up prostitutes on the streets: instead of fining them, they go into a classroom and have to face up to what they're doing - and how it affects the lives of people living in the area.

We've been given exclusive access to such a scheme in Bolton - have a listen to this clip, which shows how they try to make clear to offenders the consequences of their actions. (You'll need RealPlayer to listen)

Don't forget to listen from 9am on Wednesday where we're covering the story in full.

Comments

  1. At 01:49 AM on 02 Apr 2008, rob wrote:

    Maybe make safe sanctioned brothels like the netherlands and Germany this might curb the use of dangerous in car sex for prostitutes.

  2. At 09:04 AM on 02 Apr 2008, cliff wrote:

    Time and time again we get some new initiative aimed at ending the practice of prostitution. Century after century, the profession continues - and do we learn?

    Do we stop for a moment and think "maybe we're coming at this all wrong."? Never.

    Is it beyond the wit of a developed 21st century society to be able to come up with a new approach? Surely, if our aim is to safeguard both Prostitutes and the communities they operate in, then a highly regulated legalized system is the only answer.

    When we make this into a MORAL arguement we do a huge diservice to those who chose to work in the sex industry. Sex is not dirty, or sordid. Selling sex is no more obscene than selling pharmacuticals. Wake up Britain, please.

  3. At 02:04 PM on 02 Apr 2008, Arthur wrote:

    It's about time this country accepted that there are people who enjoy sex without it forming part of a relationship. There should be areas where adults can go and have sex in the same way you can do normal things. Having said that, there should be ways of taking prostitution from the street and placing it in areas where everybody would be aware of what goes on, so there is a choice for the individual to go to or not. In much of Europe there are places which have live sex shows, where members of the audience take part. As long as people are aware of what goes on at such places, there would be no excuses for going to such a place and being surprised at the goings on.

  4. At 02:07 PM on 02 Apr 2008, Arthur wrote:

    It's about time this country accepted that there are people who enjoy sex without it forming part of a relationship. There should be areas where adults can go and have sex in the same way you can do normal things. Having said that, there should be ways of taking prostitution from the street and placing it in areas where everybody would be aware of what goes on, so there is a choice for the individual to go to or not. In much of Europe there are places which have live sex shows, where members of the audience take part. As long as people are aware of what goes on at such places, there would be no excuses for going to such a place and being surprised at the goings on.

  5. At 02:16 PM on 02 Apr 2008, Arthur wrote:

    It's about time this country accepted that there are people who enjoy sex without it forming part of a relationship. There should be areas where adults can go and have sex in the same way you can do normal things. Having said that, there should be ways of taking prostitution from the street and placing it in areas where everybody would be aware of what goes on, so there is a choice for the individual to go to or not. In much of Europe there are places which have live sex shows, where members of the audience take part. As long as people are aware of what goes on at such places, there would be no excuses for going to such a place and being surprised at the goings on.

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