User:Erindeguchi/Prostitution in the United States/Bibliography

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Bibliography

Shively, Michael; Jalbert, Sarah Kuck; Kling, Ryan; Rhodes, William; Finn, Peter; Flygare, Chris; Tierney, Laura; Hunt, Dana; Squires, David; Dyous, Christina; Wheeler, Kristen. "Final Report on the Evaluation of the First Offender Prostitution Program". p.12. ^[1]
- This document is a research report done by the U.S department of Justice.
Wakefield, Chris; Brents, Barbara G. (2020-02). "The Influence of Legal Brothels on Illegal Sexual Service Purchasing Habits: The U.S. Context".^[2]
- This article produces several points of data that help support the fact of this being a reliable source.

References

^ Shively, Michael; Jalbert, Sarah Kuck; Kling, Ryan; Rhodes, William; Finn, Peter; Flygare, Chris; Tierney, Laura; Hunt, Dana; Squires, David (2008). "Final Report on the First Offender Prostitution Program" (PDF).
^ Wakefield, Chris; Brents, Barbara G. (2020-02). "The Influence of Legal Brothels on Illegal Sexual Service Purchasing Habits: The U.S. Context". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 64 (2–3): 249–264. doi:10.1177/0306624X19866306. ISSN 0306-624X. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] Shively, Michael; Jalbert, Sarah Kuck; Kling, Ryan; Rhodes, William; Finn, Peter; Flygare, Chris; Tierney, Laura; Hunt, Dana; Squires, David (2008). "Final Report on the First Offender Prostitution Program" (PDF).

[2] Wakefield, Chris; Brents, Barbara G. (2020-02). "The Influence of Legal Brothels on Illegal Sexual Service Purchasing Habits: The U.S. Context". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 64 (2–3): 249–264. doi:10.1177/0306624X19866306. ISSN 0306-624X. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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