This book explores the nature, extent and visibility of prostitution in residential communities and business areas, considers the legal and social context in which it is situated and the community responses of those who live and work in the area.

Sarah Kingston is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Course Leader of the BA (Hons) Criminology degree at Leeds Metropolitan University. Her research interests focus on the sex industry, sexuality and prostitution policy. Her previous publications include New Sociologies of Sex Work (Ashgate, 2010) for which she was co-editor.

1. Introduction to prostitution in the community 2. Prostitution policy and the community 3. Researching the community 4. Community attitudes 5. The impact of prostitution on communities 6. Community action and resistance 7. Responding to community concerns: local authority and the police 8. Stigma management: the individual and the community.