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A kerb crawler (or curb crawler) is a person who drives around areas known for street prostitution soliciting prostitutes for sexual activity. The act is known as "kerb crawling" because the person will typically drive very slowly along the kerbside.

Where prostitution is illegal, kerb crawlers are widely regarded as a public nuisance, they help keep street prostitutes in business in red-light districts and often solicit pedestrians who are not prostitutes for sex. As a result, kerb-crawling is illegal in many jurisdictions.

Sting operations in which undercover police wait for kerb crawlers to proposition them are a common method for tackling kerb crawling.^[1] Kerb crawling is illegal in Canada,^[2] the United Kingdom,^[3] the United States,^[4] South Korea^[5] and India.^[6] Police may also collect licence-plate numbers of vehicles that appear to be kerb crawling and may contact their registered owners.

Following the recommendations of the 1984 Criminal Law Revision Committee report Prostitution on the Street, the United Kingdom's Sexual Offences Act 1985 introduced an offence of kerb crawling to persistently solicit women for the purposes of prostitution.^[7]^[8] The Policing and Crime Act 2009^[9] modified the Sexual Offences Act 2003^[10] to redefine the offence and remove the requirement of "persistence". Offenders can be disqualified from driving and have their cars impounded.^[3] Kerb Crawler Rehabilitation Programmes (KCRP) have been introduced in some areas such as Leeds, however these programmes are criticised by some^[11]

References

^ Hill, Amelia (15 December 2002). "The policewomen who pose as prostitutes to trap kerb crawlers". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ "Prostitution laws around the world". Global News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Prostitution and Exploitation of Prostitution". www.cps.gov.uk. Crown Prosecution Service. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ "US Federal and State Prostitution Laws and Related Punishments". prostitution.procon.org. ProCon.org. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ Cook, Ian. "Research Projects". Imagining Urban Futures. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ "Prostitution in India and it's legal analysis". Lawyers Club India. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ "Sexual Offences Act 1985" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Section 1
^ Hubbard, Phil; Scoular, Jane (2010). "Making the vulnerable more vulnerable? The contradictions of British street prostitution policy". In Canter, D; Ioannou, M; Youngs, D (eds.). Safer Sex in the City: The Experience and Management of Street Prostitution. Ashgate. pp. 135–153. doi:10.1177/1057567710373119. ISBN 978-0754626152. S2CID 144214060.
^ "Policing and Crime Act 2009". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Section 19
^ "Sexual Offences Act 2003". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Section 51A
^ Campbell, Rosie; Storr, Merl (March 2001). "Challenging the Kerb Crawler Rehabilitation Programme". Feminist Review. 67 (1): 94–108. doi:10.1080/01417780122701. S2CID 143593103.

[1] Hill, Amelia (15 December 2002). "The policewomen who pose as prostitutes to trap kerb crawlers". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[2] "Prostitution laws around the world". Global News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[cps-3] "Prostitution and Exploitation of Prostitution". www.cps.gov.uk. Crown Prosecution Service. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[4] "US Federal and State Prostitution Laws and Related Punishments". prostitution.procon.org. ProCon.org. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[5] Cook, Ian. "Research Projects". Imagining Urban Futures. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[6] "Prostitution in India and it's legal analysis". Lawyers Club India. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[7] "Sexual Offences Act 1985" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Section 1

[vulnerable-8] Hubbard, Phil; Scoular, Jane (2010). "Making the vulnerable more vulnerable? The contradictions of British street prostitution policy". In Canter, D; Ioannou, M; Youngs, D (eds.). Safer Sex in the City: The Experience and Management of Street Prostitution. Ashgate. pp. 135–153. doi:10.1177/1057567710373119. ISBN 978-0754626152. S2CID 144214060.

[9] "Policing and Crime Act 2009". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Section 19

[10] "Sexual Offences Act 2003". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Section 51A

[11] Campbell, Rosie; Storr, Merl (March 2001). "Challenging the Kerb Crawler Rehabilitation Programme". Feminist Review. 67 (1): 94–108. doi:10.1080/01417780122701. S2CID 143593103.

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 A '''kerb crawler''' (or [[curb (road)|curb]] crawler) is a person who drives around areas known for [[street prostitution]] [[soliciting]] [[prostitution|prostitutes]] for [[Human sexual activity|sexual activity]]. The act is known as "kerb crawling" because the person will typically drive very slowly along the [[kerb (road)|kerbside]].
-Where prostitution is illegal, kerb crawlers are widely regarded as a [[public nuisance]]: they help keep street prostitutes in business in [[red-light district]]s and often [[solicit]] [[pedestrian]]s who are not prostitutes for sex. As a result, kerb-crawling is illegal in many [[jurisdiction]]s.
+Where prostitution is illegal, kerb crawlers are widely regarded as a [[public nuisance]], they help keep street prostitutes in business in [[red-light district]]s and often [[solicit]] [[pedestrian]]s who are not prostitutes for sex. As a result, kerb-crawling is illegal in many [[jurisdiction]]s.
 [[Sting operation]]s in which [[undercover police]] wait for kerb crawlers to [[proposition]] them are a common method for tackling kerb crawling.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Amelia |title=The policewomen who pose as prostitutes to trap kerb crawlers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/15/ukcrime.gender |website=The Guardian |accessdate=29 November 2018 |language=en |date=15 December 2002}}</ref> Kerb crawling is illegal in [[Canada]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Prostitution laws around the world |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/128029/at-a-glance-prostitution-laws/ |website=Global News |accessdate=29 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 December 2013}}</ref> the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="cps" /> the [[United States]],<ref>{{cite web |title=US Federal and State Prostitution Laws and Related Punishments |url=https://prostitution.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000119 |website=prostitution.procon.org |publisher=ProCon.org |accessdate=29 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> [[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Ian |title=Research Projects |url=https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/urbanfutures/research-projects/prostitution |website=Imagining Urban Futures |accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref> and [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Prostitution in India and it's legal analysis |url=http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/Prostitution-in-India-and-it-s-legal-analysis--9151.asp |website=Lawyers Club India |accessdate=29 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Police may also collect [[Vehicle registration plate|licence-plate number]]s of vehicles that appear to be kerb crawling and may contact their [[Vehicle registration|registered]] owners.

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