Commercialized Prostitution in New York City

An investigative social study documents the commercial sex trade in New York City through on-site observation, case histories, and statistical tables. It classifies vice resorts — parlor houses, tenements, hotels, and massage parlors — and profiles the individuals and networks that recruit and exploit women. The study examines relationships between prostitutes and customers, the economics and public cost of the trade, and interactions with police and the law. A supplemental institutional chapter analyzes women committed to a state reformatory and presents supporting statistics. The book closes with surveys of preventative, reformative, and correctional agencies and policy-oriented appendices.