Novel Research

The novel "Candy" written by Kevin Brooks, revolves around drugs, prostitution and love. So far, a big theme in my book is prostitution. They live in London so I'm going to talk about prostitution in London, since it's somewhat a big thing there. In London, it's illegal to pay for sex from someone younger then 18 years old. I wonder how old Candy is, because she seems young, so she could be doing it illegally. Although prostitution is legal in London, pimping, soliciting and running a brothel is illegal. Another act which is illegal is called kerb crawling. A kerb crawler is one who drives around areas known for prostitution, looking for sex. It's called kerb crawling because usually these people drive slowly by the curbs looking for the prostitutes. It is estimated that 80,000 people are involved in prostitution in the UK, including around 5,000 children.

http://www.avaproject.org.uk/our-resources/statistics/prostitution.aspx