A Study on the Possible Effects of the Implementation of the Nordic Model in India on Crime Rates and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential impact of adopting the Nordic model of prostitution regulation in India, focusing on crime rates and sexually transmitted diseases, and compares it with Sweden's experience with Neo-abolitionism.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of the potential effects of the Nordic model on crime and health issues in India, a novel application of this model outside Nordic countries.

Findings

Preliminary evidence suggests potential reduction in sex trafficking.

Possible decrease in sexually transmitted diseases transmission.

Impact on crime rates remains to be empirically validated.

Abstract

Prostitution is one of the root causes of sex trafficking and the transmission of sexual diseases. The rules and regulations followed by the Indian government to regulate the same, fall under the umbrella of the abolitionism model. Neo-abolitionism (also known as the Nordic model) is a new legislative model that has been introduced by the Nordic countries to regulate prostitution. The purpose of this research paper is to examine the possible effects of the application of the Nordic model on the crime rates and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in India. Further, we also aim to study the effects of the implementation of Neo-abolitionism in Sweden.