In order to detect and to fight prostitution, law enforcement personnel often use various degrees of encouragement practices. This active involvement by the police in producing the crime often leads to charges of entrapment and illegal behavior. This paper focuses on the issue of entrapment in prostitution and shows how the legal interpretations of entrapment have changed over time and been differentially applied to the various parties involved. In particular, recent legal developments in California which make it easier for police to use encouragement without the fear of entrapment charges are discussed.
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