Donna Muzz
Return to Business Owner Interviews
This method cost 2%.
“Prostitution? Here? I don't think so. Yes, we have a few girls who come in regularly with dates, but I never saw anything illegal going on. Everyone always dresses and acts appropriately. We’re very careful about that. Of course, I don't know about all the other businesses at this end of town.”
Response Revealed
Conduct sweeps.
Show/Hide DetailsSweeps are large-scale arrest campaigns targeting suspected prostitutes without the intent to prosecute. Sweeps have long been a police strategy to control street prostitution, particularly when they have had few legal alternatives for dealing with the problem, yet have been pressured to do something about it. There is little evidence that sweeps are anything other than temporarily effective at removing prostitutes from the street, and they do considerable harm to the integrity of the criminal justice system. It is not uncommon for police to arrest innocent people during sweeps.
