Prostitution.

Prostitution is when women sell themselves to random customers for monetary profit and although illegal in the UK, it does take place. Many people frown upon prostitution because of what it entails, however it should be considered as to why women get themselves into this line of work. Some may be in the need of money and unable to find a job and they have no other option than to sell their bodies for sex. They are sometimes referred to as ‘ladies of the night’ and are known to frequent back allies and street corners.

However prostitution can also be a dangerous lifestyle to live. In 2006 the bodies of five prostitutes were found at different sites in the area of Ipswich and police began a search for the ‘prostitute killer’, it was finally revealed on December 18th 2006, that 37 year old Tom Stephens had been arrested for the murders. Interestingly when police first began the investigation, Stephens had commented on his relationship with two of the victims. On November 2nd in a voluntary police interview he revealed that he "was probably the closest thing Tania [Nicol] had as a boyfriend" and continued to comment on another of the victims "It wasn't a relationship like that, although Annette [Nicholls] in fact thought that we were an item.” Perhaps it can be argued that Stephens revealed this information to try and appear as an innocent ‘friend’ who knew the victims, however all it did was ultimately led to his arrest.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/6189409.stm

It is a sad reality when women have no other option than to turn to prostitution and I believe that more help should be given to prostitutes to get them off the streets and into better work because as detailed above, it is a dangerous business that can sometimes lead to devastating results.