How feminist thought contributes to criminology. Then analyzing the issue of prostitution from a feminist perspective.

Feminist thought contributes to criminology in major ways. Depending on what school of thought you look at. If you're looking at the liberal feminist point of view the "root of oppression is inequality of opportunity and lack of equal rights". (Schmidt 203) "The Marxist views the root of oppression as domination by capitalism." (Schmidt 202) "The radical feminists think that biology is destiny and that men will always have power over women (patriarchy)". (Schmidt 206) "The socialist feminists …

…feel that with the legalization of prostitution those women can take control of their bodies. There are so many problems when it comes to prostitution. "It is a stigmatized profession although it has rarely been prohibited." (Alexander 187) Alexander states in this article that "prostitution exists, in part because of the subordination of women in society." "In prostitution there is a high incidence of childhood sexual abuse, around 50% for adult prostitutes and 75% of juvenile prostitutes." (Alexander 188)