To browse Academia. Executive Summary of Survey Findings The Project The survey on the criminalisation of clients is part of the project Emborders : problematising sexual humanitarianism through experimental filmmaking.
Its methodological approach combines participant observation, the undertaking of semi-structured qualitative interviews and the production of two experimental ethnographic films ethnofictions.
Between March and March the qualitative approach of the project was completed with a survey of women, men and transgender people working in the sex industry in order to find out what they thought about the criminalisation of the purchase of sex in France. Methodology In all of the street and offline contexts of the research the questionnaire was delivered individually and attention was paid to make sure t The law on prostitution in France introduced the so-called Swedish model approach to sex work, which, at the national level, criminalises those who purchase sex rather than the sex workers themselves.
Alongside the repressive character of the law, lawmakers introduced a number of social policy measures through the implementation of a 'prostitution exit programme'.
Whilst some pioneering research has sought to evaluate the impact of penalising the clients of sex workers, no survey has yet focused on the outcomes of prostitution exit programmes. Based on qualitative data, including interviews with sex workers and grassroots organisations, this article aims to analyse how the programme was implemented and its overall outcomes. The interviews we conducted shed particular light on the fact that the implementation of the programme is impacted on by the application of restrictive migration policies.
