Technologies and Social Justice Outcomes in Sex Work Charities: Fighting Stigma, Saving Lives
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Case study of National Ugly Mugs (NUM) UK shows a working system: ethnography, interviews, surveys and workshops produce a web reporting form that staff enter into a database, apply anonymized reporting, and push SMS/email alerts (and printed pinboards) to local areas; mundane tech increases reporting, improves felt safety, mobilizes peers, and feeds police and policy work when consent allows. Claims: simple tools scale informal “ugly mug” notes nationally, reduce harm, and influence stigma and criminal-justice outcomes.
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