That comparasion came to my mind as well. One problem with the prostitution law was that prostitutes now had to go into hiding, since their customers wanted to be more discrete. This led to an advantage for those working with trafficking, their prostitutes were outside society. Althought, I don't know any numbers on how prostitution changed because of this. I can definitely see how it would from above reasoning though.
For bribes, I can not think of something similar happening. The receiver of bribes typically offer a service they can't go underground with.
I've had my own thoughts about how to deal with the prostitution issue, where the goal is to look out for the prostitutes: Make prostitution legal; but only with prostitutes that can display proof of a recent health check and meetup with some social worker. That would of course end up becoming a government prostitution-permit-in-disguise, which together with the whole "make prostitution legal", would make a pretty though pill for the political climate in Sweden.
It would however give the social agencies and the police a better overview of the "registered" prositutes and their situation, so the police can put their resources into fighting prisoned trafficking victims (which I consider to be much more urgent and important), and the social agencies can identify social problems that led the registered prostitutes into prostitution and what keeps them there.
All in all, this might be a very swedish way to think about it, turning it into a tax paid government program. I can't help it, I'm a product of that system. :)
For bribes, I can not think of something similar happening. The receiver of bribes typically offer a service they can't go underground with.
I've had my own thoughts about how to deal with the prostitution issue, where the goal is to look out for the prostitutes: Make prostitution legal; but only with prostitutes that can display proof of a recent health check and meetup with some social worker. That would of course end up becoming a government prostitution-permit-in-disguise, which together with the whole "make prostitution legal", would make a pretty though pill for the political climate in Sweden.
It would however give the social agencies and the police a better overview of the "registered" prositutes and their situation, so the police can put their resources into fighting prisoned trafficking victims (which I consider to be much more urgent and important), and the social agencies can identify social problems that led the registered prostitutes into prostitution and what keeps them there.
All in all, this might be a very swedish way to think about it, turning it into a tax paid government program. I can't help it, I'm a product of that system. :)