Mission: Prostitution Research & Education (PRE) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization that conducts research on prostitution, pornography and trafficking, and offers education and consultation to researchers, survivors, the public and policymakers. PRE’s goal is to abolish the institution of prostitution while at the same time advocating for alternatives to trafficking and prostitution - including emotional and physical healthcare for women in prostitution. The roots of prostitution are in men’s assumptions that they are entitled to buy women for sex, and in racism, and women’s poverty.

History: PRE was founded in 1995 by Dr. Melissa Farley (view Dr. Farley's CV), a research and clinical psychologist. Since that time, thousands of researchers, legislators, survivors, activists, and advocates in the US and around the world have turned to PRE for carefully researched facts about trafficking and prostitution. PRE has provided research data and consulting to agencies around the world offering services to women escaping prostitution. PRE collaborates with other organizations in our research and educational projects whenever possible.

Publications: Prostitution and Trafficking in Nevada: Making the Connections, 2007

Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress, 2004

Some of our current projects:

• A cross-cultural study of men who buy women and children for sex.
• A video about indoor prostitution.
• A national arts festival.
• Research internships and volunteer opportunities.
• A study of acts of torture against women perpetrated against prostitution and pornography.
• Development of clinical guidelines for offering services and psychotherapy to people who have been prostituted or trafficked.

What you can do: Support the work of PRE by sending tax deductible donations to Prostitution Research and Education, P.O. Box 16254, San Francisco CA 94116-0254 USA. Or make a Paypal donation now.