Licensing massage therapists in the name of crime: the case of Harper v Lindsay

D. Deyo, Blake Hoarty, Conor Norris, E. Timmons
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PurposeThis study aims to analyze the trends for crime and STDs after the passage of massage therapist licensing. In 1977, Texas passed a law permitting county-level licensing laws for massage therapists, which was soon followed by a statewide licensing requirement in 1985. This early massage therapy law was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Massage therapy licensing is commonly associated with preventing crime, specifically prostitution. However, massage parlors also represent an opportunity for entrepreneurs starting businesses, who face significant barriers to entry across the USA.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyze the effect of state- and city-level licensing of massage therapists on crime and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases using data from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports from 1985–2013 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 1993-2015.FindingsThe authors find that state- and city-level licensing of massage therapists was not associated with preventing crimes related to prostitution or reducing sexually transmitted diseases. This analysis is consistent with the hypothesis that relaxing the stringency of massage therapist licensing would not lead to increases in crime or additional spread of disease while likely encouraging entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first to examine the effects of city-level licensing on health and safety of consumers.
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以犯罪名义许可按摩治疗师:Harper诉Lindsay案
目的本研究旨在分析按摩师执照通过后的犯罪和性传播疾病的趋势。1977年,得克萨斯州通过了一项法律,允许按摩治疗师的县级许可证法,随后很快在1985年出台了全州范围的许可证要求。这项早期的按摩疗法法得到了第五巡回上诉法院的支持。按摩治疗许可证通常与预防犯罪,特别是卖淫有关。然而,按摩院也代表着企业家创业的机会,他们在美国各地面临着巨大的进入障碍。设计/方法/方法作者使用1985年至2013年联邦调查局统一犯罪报告和1993年至2015年疾病控制与预防中心的数据,分析了州和市一级按摩治疗师执照对犯罪和性传播疾病传播的影响城市级别的按摩治疗师执照与预防卖淫犯罪或减少性传播疾病无关。这一分析与以下假设一致,即放松按摩师执照的严格性不会导致犯罪增加或疾病的进一步传播,同时可能鼓励创业。独创性/价值这项研究是第一批检验城市级许可对消费者健康和安全影响的研究之一。
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期刊介绍: Institutions – especially public policies – are a significant determinant of economic outcomes; entrepreneurship and enterprise development are often the channel by which public policies affect economic outcomes, and by which outcomes feed back to the policy process. The Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy (JEPP) was created to encourage and disseminate quality research about these vital relationships. The ultimate aim is to improve the quality of the political discourse about entrepreneurship and development policies. JEPP publishes two issues per year and welcomes: Empirically oriented academic papers and accepts a wide variety of empirical evidence. Generally, the journal considers any analysis based on real-world circumstances and conditions that can change behaviour, legislation, or outcomes, Conceptual or theoretical papers that indicate a direction for future research, or otherwise advance the field of study, A limited number of carefully and accurately executed replication studies, Book reviews. In general, JEPP seeks high-quality articles that say something interesting about the relationships among public policy and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and economic development, or all three areas. Scope/Coverage: Entrepreneurship, Public policy, Public policies and behaviour of economic agents, Interjurisdictional differentials and their effects, Law and entrepreneurship, New firms; startups, Microeconomic analyses of economic development, Development planning and policy, Innovation and invention: processes and incentives, Regional economic activity: growth, development, and changes, Regional development policy.
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