Why Legalizing Prostitution Promotes Sex Trafficking

Hear experts Jody Raphael, a DePaul Senior Research Fellow, and Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, for a free lunch and discussion on Professor Raphael’s newly published article:  Decriminalization of Prostitution:  The Soros  Effect. Many advocates and academics urge total decriminalization of prostitution, which can have serious ramifications for eliminating sex trafficking and other forms of exploitation.  Come learn about how “fake news” is influencing public policy. 

(http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity/vol3/iss1/1/).  

This event is co-sponsored by the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, DePaul’s Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center, and DePaul’s Center for Public Interest Law.  A complimentary lunch will be served to attendees at 11:30am in room 242 and the presentation will take place in room 241 at DePaul University College of Law from 12:00pm until 1:30pm.  To attend, please RSVP to Katie Liss, kliss3@depaul.edu. 

DePaul University College of Law is an accredited CLE provider. This event has been approved for up to 1.5 hours of general CLE credits.