1, the crime of prostitution refers to the behavior that women indiscriminately engage in illegal sexual intercourse with other men in order to obtain remuneration, and offer or agree to engage in illegal sexual intercourse.

2, whoring, refers to two or more people, with money and property as the medium, improper sexual relations. That is, illegal sex trade, sexual relationship based on money trade.

Punishment measures:

The punishment of prostitutes by public security organs must be commensurate with the facts, nature, circumstances and social harm of the illegal act, and it is strictly forbidden to replace punishment, reeducation through labor, education and administrative detention with fines.

1. Those who engage in prostitution and whoring shall be detained for more than 18 days and less than 15 days, and may be fined up to 5,000 yuan;

2. Those who engage in prostitution with people above 14 and below 16, or those who engage in prostitution with people above 16 and below 18 for the first time, and those who engage in prostitution for the first time due to life reasons are "minors", shall be detained for not more than 5 days or fined for not more than 500 yuan;

3. Prostitutes can be given education in accordance with the law, in addition to being punished for public security management;

4. Persons over 16 years old but under 18 years old have been engaged in prostitution for many times, and persons over 18 years old have been engaged in prostitution for more than two times. And should be educated according to law.

When investigating and collecting evidence, public security organs should pay attention to respecting and protecting the personality rights and privacy rights of the parties. For prostitutes who are caught, STD tests should be compulsory. Compulsory treatment for people with sexually transmitted diseases.

Those who engage in prostitution or whoring after being dealt with by the public security organs shall be given reeducation through labor, and the public security organs shall impose a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan. Administrative detention should be given, but if a person over 70 years old is engaged in prostitution because of pregnancy or breastfeeding 1 baby under one year old, administrative detention will not be imposed.