Wanda Fops
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“I have been shopping in this neighborhood for over 30 years. At one time, I knew most of the other shoppers in this area and just about all of the shopkeepers. Things have certainly changed for the worse over the past few years. People have left the area and many stores have closed. I don't go out shopping anymore past the afternoon hour. That’s when the seedy people come out. On more than one occasion, street people looking for a handout or who knows what else they had in mind have approached me. Nowadays, I only visit the area in the morning, and then only when necessary.”
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Ban prostitutes or clients from geographic areas.
Show/Hide DetailsMany courts order prostitutes and clients to stay out of specifically defined areas where street prostitution is prevalent, as a condition of either bail or probation. This practice is commonly referred to as "mapping" offenders out of areas. This practice may, however, displace prostitutes to more remote areas outside the prohibited zone, areas which may prove more hazardous to the prostitutes.
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Impose curfews on prostitutes.
Show/Hide DetailsCurfews can be imposed on prostitutes as a condition of either bail or probation. The purpose is to deny prostitutes the opportunity to work during the hours of peak demand. To be effective, police or corrections officials must monitor and enforce the curfews.
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Intensively enforce prostitution laws against prostitutes and/or clients for short period.
Show/Hide DetailsIn addition to routinely enforcing prostitution laws, the police often conduct intensive arrest campaigns against prostitutes, clients or both. These campaigns significantly increase the risks of arrest, at least temporarily, bringing large numbers of prostitutes and clients into the formal justice system. When combined with media coverage, the campaigns are intended to deter those arrested from offending again, and to deter potential clients. The campaigns’ deterrent value wears off over time, however. In high-volume arrest campaigns, the chances that police will arrest innocent people increase, unless they take special precautions. Without some follow-up court intervention or measures to change the environment, intensive enforcement campaigns only temporarily interrupt street prostitution, or move it elsewhere; they do not shut down a street prostitution market entirely.
