Research Paper on:
Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece's 'Perpetrators as Victims Understanding Violence by Female Street-Walking Prostitutes'

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In "Perpetrators as Victims: Understanding Violence by Female Street-Walking Prostitutes" authors Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece explore  the phenomena of the perpetration of violence by female prostitutes in an effort to shed light on the association between "receipt of abuse and violence and later perpetration of violence".  Basing their work on an evaluation of a prostitute case management program, Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece reveal statistics regarding the incidence of violence as it is inflicted on prostitutes  and the incidence of violence as it is inflicted by prostitutes. The authors break a womans history of abuse into the categories of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse,  and assault on the street. They also explore the statistics regarding the connection between violence as it is inflicted by these women in relation to whether or not they  have been previously hospitalized for psychiatric reasons. They conclude that only a history of physical abuse can be statistically supported as being associated with a womans later infliction of  violence, noting that more than likely fear of reprisal from others for their prostitution, anger and a variety of other factors quite potentially enter into this equation as well.  Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece identify the fact that many prostitutes enter the profession as a means of providing support for themselves. Once entangled  in the occupation, however, most find it difficult to leave. When they are arrested for their activities they are most often incarcerated, particularly if they have a history of  violence. Rehabilitative efforts are essentially non-existent in the case of prostitutes and once these women return to the street they most often turn once again to the only livelihood