Showing posts with label Prostitution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prostitution. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 07, 2014

'Prostitute testifies she traded sex for protection from ex-Dallas cop'

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The Dallas Morning News yesterday reported (" Prostitute testifies she traded sex for protection from ex-Dallas cop ," Oct. 6) on ...
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Lies and damn lies about sex trafficking data

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Houston attorney Mark Bennett has an fine post up debunking a claim by the Dallas Morning News that, "In Hous­ton alone, about 300,000...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Prostitution/law enforcement follies

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A couple of stories about law enforcement in Texas allegedly protecting prostitution lately caught Grits eye: First, a major prostitutio...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

State law encourages prostitution diversion programs, if grants are available

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Good coverage from the CBS affiliate in Dallas of the new prostitution diversion initiatives mandated for larger Texas counties by the 83rd...
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Friday, March 08, 2013

Preview: Full slate of bills at first Senate Criminal Justice hearing next week

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The Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee has finally posted the agenda for its first meeting of the 83rd Legislature. They're gettin...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Diversion programs treat prostitutes as victims

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Corpus Christi is developing a new diversion program for alleged prostitutes based on a similar, successful initiative in Dallas, the Corpus...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Criminal justice action on bill filing day at Texas Lege

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Bill filing at the Texas Lege began yesterday for the 83rd session and the Texas Tribune listed these criminal-justice related bills filed ...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Revolving door spurs officials to contemplate eliminating felony prostitution enhancement

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"Few other states imprison prostitutes as does Texas, which has a long history of locking higher percentages of its lawbreakers in sta...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Save journalism, legalize prostitution

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At the Dallas Morning News Opinion blog, editorial writer Tod Robberson takes a slap at the Dallas Observer for contracting with a national...
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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Choosing gifts for the amnesiac, and other tall but true tales

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A few Sunday morning odds and ends: Debating the legality of D.I.V.E.R.T. The 14th Court of Appeals said a Harris County judge was within...
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Juvenile justice roundup: School discipline and getting smart on crime

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Wanted to share with y'all a few notable juvenile justice stories: First, a new specialty court in Houston will address the issue of ch...
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Saturday, May 07, 2011

Fish stories and dog tales: Police misconduct roundup

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Here's a roundup of recent police accountability stories that were big enough to make it onto Grits' radar screen but haven't fo...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Might budget crisis prompt rethinking of prostitution punishments?

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Texas Watchdog says Texas could save $8 million per year by incarcerating fewer prostitutes , joining the overwhelming majority of other sta...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Casey: Prostitution charges against 13-year old criminalized victimhood

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Rick Casey at the Houston Chronicle describes a fascinating appellate case (" When the victim is the 'criminal,' " June 23...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Should prostitutes be protected or prosecuted?

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Are prostitutes criminals or victims? Or might the correct answer be "both"? And if it's "both," what should be the ...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Human trafficking is fallout from failed immigration policies

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) held a press conference this week (see the video )...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Dallas to create specialized prostitution court

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It may be the oldest profession, but not many young girls will tell you they want to be prostitutes when they grow up. Instead, the path tha...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

Dallas officers fired for ticket scandal believed end justified the means

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The firing of two Dallas police officers and the suspension of a third highlight abusive ticket writing practices that apparently have gone ...
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Friday, March 14, 2008

What if they held a prostitution sting and nobody in the media reported it?

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In the process of tracking Travis County's new immigration detainer policy, Jamie Spencer happened to notice at the Travis County jail ...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Study: 3% of tricks by sex workers without pimps are 'freebies given to police'

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The national hoo-ha over New York Governor Elliot Spitzer's prostitution scandal has inevitably generated renewed debate in the blogosp...
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