Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA) BA State Certification Practice Exam

Promoting prostitution can be described as:

1. Providing transportation for a prostitute

2. Compelling someone to become a prostitute

3. Educating others about prostitution

4. Regulating licensed prostitution

The correct answer is: Compelling someone to become a prostitute

Promoting prostitution is fundamentally about influencing or facilitating the act of engaging in prostitution. In this context, compelling someone to become a prostitute refers to situations where an individual uses force, coercion, deception, or intimidation to make another person participate in prostitution against their will. This definition encompasses a broad range of illicit activities that directly harm individuals by stripping away their autonomy and choice in the matter. The other options, while related to prostitution, do not capture the essence of promoting it as a criminal act. Providing transportation for a prostitute involves aiding someone already involved in prostitution but does not constitute promoting the activity itself. Educating others about prostitution might be seen as informational, but it does not promote the act of engaging in prostitution. Regulating licensed prostitution pertains to legal frameworks for managing prostitution but does not align with the criminal notion of promoting it. Thus, the correct answer effectively reflects the serious implications of coercion in the context of promoting prostitution.