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>> Are there any studies that show whether forced prostitution/trafficking goes up or down with legalisation?

The Netherlands, where prostitution is legal and regulated, is still one of the top destinations of human trafficking:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Netherlands...

But are the levels of trafficking made any better by outlawing prostitution? If legality has a minimal effect on trafficking the other benefits brought about by legalisation (regulation, safer working conditions etc.) might be worth legalisation.

I wonder if that's the result of sex-/drug-tourism though.

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