ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the five whats associated with the procurement of sexual services in order to further explore this notion that men who procure sexual services are not a homogenous group. The five whats associated with purchasing sex, which can be better understood by the mnemonic of the 5WH of men's procurement of sexual services has been inspired by the 5WH mnemonic created by Shepherd in relation to police ethics when interviewing suspects. Through this statistical procedures is an overview of the diversity of men in the sample who procure sexual services within New South Wales (NSW), Australia has been presented. Men who procure sexual services are not a homogenous group, and therefore, it is claimed that this social practice cannot be understood using the theorising that currently exists concerning men who procure sexual services. A hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted because this statistical technique allows for groups of cases with common characteristics to be clustered together.
