Chris Glatz
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“Almost every night, and especially on weekends, this street becomes a major throughway for johns and their dates looking for a good time. At least ten cars are parked along the block for no more than 15 to 20 minutes at a time. Sometimes fights break out on the sidewalk. These fights often end up with the woman left standing on the street as the guy drives away.
The day after, you have to clean up the used condoms and the occasional syringes left in the gutter before the area children go outside. If I could afford to do so, I would move away from here.”
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Encourage community members to publicly protest against prostitutes or clients.
Show/Hide DetailsDirect community activism in the form of organized marches, rallies or confrontations of prostitutes and clients has proved effective in disrupting and moving street prostitution markets. This response is intended to intimidate prostitutes and clients, and to demonstrate the community’s resolve against street prostitution. You must guard against overzealous community conduct that violates prostitutes’ rights.
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Close streets and alleys, divert traffic or regulate parking.
Show/Hide DetailsTraffic flow and patterns influence potential clients' perceptions about their chances of negotiating a transaction and their risks of getting caught. Traffic-related factors are especially significant where sex acts take place in vehicles. Many clients stop to solicit prostitutes while on their way to somewhere else–commonly to home or from work. Responses that make it more difficult or risky for clients to negotiate a transaction will either discourage them from soliciting street prostitutes or encourage them to seek prostitutes in indoor venues.
Under some circumstances, the traffic changes may lock the problem into an area rather than force it out. You should also be careful that any traffic changes do not cause undue harm to legitimate commerce in the area.
