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Dallas to create specialized prostitution court

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 that leads them to that point frequently involves poverty, abuse, addiction, or some combination of the three. Often women committing these crimes - particularly on the low end of the economic scale - arguably are the primary victims in the situation in addition to being criminal offenders.Building on the model established by drug courts, Dallas County will create a new specialty court aimed at prostitution using stronger probation and more aggressive judicial oversight, particularly for chronic offenders. Reports the Dallas Observer ("Courting Hookers," July 10):Criminal District Judge Lana Myers will preside over the STAR (Strengthening, Transition and Recovery) Court, which will become one of the county's 11 "specialty courts"?those dedicated to handling specific criminal behaviors?and one of the first specialty courts for prostitutes in the country...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 10, 2008 (boomark / email).