Mia Becker
Return to Business Owner Interviews
This method cost 2%.
“Each and everyday I get more afraid to open my store. At least once a week, streetwalkers come into the store wanting to use the restroom or phone. As the area offices close down, I lose more and more business. I have already adjusted the store hours and close early. If something isn't done soon, I, and other shop owners like me, may be forced to go out of business.”
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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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Notify those with influence over clients’ conduct.
Show/Hide DetailsEmployers, schools, the military, convention organizers, and other individuals or groups often exert significant informal influence over prostitution clients' conduct. You can leverage this influence by seeking such third parties' cooperation to discipline clients who come to police attention. This strategy is not intended merely to shame clients, but rather to change their behavior through disciplinary systems outside the formal justice system. Keep in mind that some forms of discipline, such as employment termination, can be severe.
