CONTENTS Chapter 1. Introduction - Prostitution - multiple causation of prostitution - economic causes - social causes psychological causes - biological causes - religious and cultural causes; Chapter 2. National outlook of prostitution - introduction - Topology and extent - victims of social and social logical conditions - Extension of prostitution - policies of prostitution; Chapter 3. Prostitution and its social problems; Chapter 4. Disadvantages of prostitution – Creating nuisance – spreading of venereal disease – adverse effect on children and young persons; Chapter 5. Abolition of prostitutions – How to abolish prostitution - sexual urge - differences in sexual urge between men and women - theory of prosecution - the theory tested by reference to primitive societies - the credibility of moral arguments in favour of social suppression - nocturnal emissions – sublimation – masturbation; Chapter 6. Practical difficulties - one sided panel policy - doubtful inhabitation of the commercialized vice-prostitution - purpose and scheme of study - methodology applied - International instrument and statutory provisions - position as to prostitution in other countries - prostitution at common law; Chapter 7. Inabilities of administration - Constitutional validity - order of closure of brothels and eviction of offenders - trap witness should be condemned - effect of fault investigation - jurisdiction of a court - scope of the act - appointment of special police officer - evidence and proof - who are prostitutes - cognizance of the offences under the act - buying minor for the purpose of prostitution statutory provisions - illustrative cases - conclusion; Chapter 8. Failure of enforcement machinery - prostitution - a crime - ineffective enforcement - constitutional validity - interpretation of the act - scheme and purpose of the special act - defects of the enforcement machinery - failure of enforcement machinery; Chapter 9. Provision of the act - provision in relation to the act and its procedural lacunae; Chapter 10. Conclusions - Conclusions and suggestion major findings; Appendix II; Bibliography; Law reports and journals; Periodicals and newspapers; Encyclopedia referred.