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"Shaming and scaring johns into becoming average joes"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this interesting article in today's Los Angeles Times.  The sub-title of this article describes the basics: "L.A. tests a program for men caught soliciting prostitutes, giving them some reasons not to reoffend. It's like traffic school, but the stakes are higher and the presentations are squirm-inducing."  Here are snippets from the story: This is john school, a new effort by law enforcement officials to stem prostitution in Los Angeles. Built on the belief that a heavy dose of in-your-face shame and scare tactics can do more to dissuade men from looking to the streets for gratification than traditional punishment, the class -- think traffic school with higher stakes -- offers first-time offenders leniency in exchange for a promise that they will change their ways...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 26, 2009 (boomark / email).