Abstract
EXPERIENCE shows that the problem of prostitution tends to acquire particular importance in time of war, not only for the countries directly involved but also for other countries, and the publication by the League of Nations Secretariat of a third and concluding volume of studies on this subject is therefore opportune (League of Nations Pamphlet, iv, 4, Messrs. Allen and Unwin, 40 Museum Street, London, W.C.1; 1939. 3s. 6d. net). An endeavour is made in this volume to elucidate the controversial question of possibilities of reclaiming prostitutes for re-entry into the normal life of the community. Institutional training is discussed at some length, and an account is given of the different approaches made by various types of institutions, religious and lay, to the problem. The Advisory Committee which studied this question came to the conclusion that, if certain principles are applied and certain psychological factors recognized, rehabilitation of adult prostitutes is, within limits, both feasible and successful. The volume should be useful not only to those directly concerned with the problem of rehabilitation, but also to all social workers who have to deal with the very complex question of prostitution in general.
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Rehabilitation of Adult Prostitutes. Nature 145, 218 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145218a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145218a0