oliviaannterry: Sp cq clients johns

1. What is known about the clients (e.g., age, race, occupation, socio-economic status, marital status, criminal history, residence)?

Most are men but they come from various backgrounds some being high up on the social ladder and others are lower. they are often married but have a weak relationship and have an average social life. many have jobs and are not regular criminals.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

not strongly committed while most have fears of getting caught.

3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?

businesses, community/residents, and organizations. This type of activity can cause unwanted activity and crowds for drugs, disease, saftey concerns, reduced number of customers.

4. How committed are they to soliciting prostitutes on the street or in a particular area?

many clients risk for opprotunity and where the risk is the lowest. if the area is busy they most likely will not risk it.

ColeM0806: Sp cq current response

1. What is the police department's current policy in dealing with street prostitution?

Unsure.

2. What is the prosecutor's current policy regarding prostitution-related offenses?

Unsure.

3. What are the typical sentences handed out to those who are convicted?

Unsure.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Unsure.

5. What effect, if any, does the imposition of a sentence have on subsequent involvement in prostitution?

Unsure.

6. What responses do police officers use, other than arrest and prosecution?

Threatening clients or prostitutes.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

Threatening is effective for clients if they have something to lose. Not so effective for prostitutes, they just move their business.

8. What social, health and substance abuse treatment services are available to assist prostitutes?

There are support groups for prostitution and drug abuse. There are shelters for them if they are homeless.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Some are, but not enough. They typically don't even know about the available services.

tle335: Sp cq environment

1. Does street prostitution take place in more than one area?

Street prostitution centers on Scott Avenue. The nicer parts in upper Scott Avenue is affected along with the comparatively less safe lower parts. The prostitutes will move where the "action" is, and will go to popular venues when a sports team comes to town, for example.

2. What conditions make the area(s) attractive for street prostitution?

If there are businesses that are popular with the prostitutes' clientele, it will be an attractive area for street prostitution, such as a bar. Thoroughfares are popular as well due to the ease of being seen by clients.

3. If street prostitution occurs in several areas, how are they similar and different?

Street prostitution occurs in areas that are easy to access by car as that is how they get most of their clients. They differ in how "safe" they are. Some areas are popular with relatively normal and well-adjusted people while others are frequented by the seedier types such as drug addicts.

4. What area businesses are harmed by the presence of street prostitution?

Customers are aware that street prostitution is a rampant problem and will avoid those areas, harming the regular businesses such as dry cleaners and furniture stores that happen to be there as well.

5. What area businesses support and/or benefit from street prostitution?

Bars and hotels have given their implicit support to street prostitution due to the nature of their businesses being conducive to sexual transactions. Some clients prefer going to a hotel for the transaction, making the hotel benefit. Bars are filled with people, making it a popular place for prostitutes to look for clients as well as bring clients to for transactions due to their darker atmosphere.

6. Is the street prostitution market in each area old or new? Has it changed in size recently? If so, why?

Street prostitution is a relatively new phenomenon. There were some developments that occurred in another part of the city that made the decay of the Scott Avenue area more apparent. The size has exploded within the last year, especially within the last month. It appears the problem has snowballed and is loops on itself; Scott Avenue has gotten a bad reputation which attracts more seedy types, making the reputation worse.

7. Do street prostitution areas have a reputation as being dangerous or safe for clients?

It depends on where the street prostitution is occurring. If it is at the upper end of Scott Avenue, the area is still relatively safe. The lower end is significantly less safe as it is frequented by drug addicts that are willing to do anything to get their fix. That being said, the clients who are drug addicts are very dangerous in and of themselves.

8. Are street prostitution areas isolated, or busy with other activities?

Street prostitution areas are often busy with other activities since they will have more people and thus, more clients. The bustle can also disguise their activities from others.

9. What other types of crime occur in the area? How much is related to street prostitution?

Drug crimes are the most common and are intrinsically linked to street prostitution. Many of the prostitutes are drug addicts and use prostitution as a way to fund their addictions. Some of their clients procure drugs just for this purpose, not even being addicts themselves.

10. If street prostitution were forced out of a target area, where would you predict it might reappear?

The prostitutes would find another busy area to do business or go to a place with lessened police activity. They might stow away in a trusted establishment such as a bar or hotel as well. A city has multiple hot spots for entertainment, though they might not be as popular as the target area. After the police activity calmed down, they would eventually go back to that target area again.

ColeM0806: Sp cq police community members

1. How concerned is the police department about street prostitution?

Police department only got more concerned after the homicide.

2. How concerned is the community?

Same as the police department.

3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?

Unsure

4. How organized and active are community members who oppose street prostitution?

Unsure

5. What level of street prostitution are they willing to tolerate?

If they are out of sight, some officers will tolerate it. Indoor prostitution is seemingly more acceptable.

ColeM0806: Sp cq street prostitutes

1. Does street prostitution take only one form (e.g., female prostitutes and male clients), or are there several different forms (e.g., homosexual or transvestite prostitution)?

From the information I gathered there was only one form.

2. What is known about the prostitutes (e.g., age, gender, race, criminal history, social service history, substance abuse history, residence)?

Prostitutes are repeat offenders for prostitution and they heavily use drugs.

3. Do street prostitutes commit crimes against clients (e.g., robbery or theft)?

There have been many reports of lost wallets. Street prostitutes are likely stealing from clients.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, they can be. Prostitutes can be victims of assault and sex offenses.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Prostitutes are very committed. They need support programs.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

If they need to move due to police activity, they will. Typically they do reside in lower scott ave.

ColeM0806: Sp cq sexual transactions

1. How, specifically, do street prostitutes and clients negotiate and complete sexual transactions?

On the streets, clients in the car. If the prostitute likes the deal she will get in and they will go to a lot or vacant building to complete the transaction.

2. Do clients solicit prostitutes on foot or from a vehicle?

Clients solicit from a vehicle.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Vacant buildings, alleys, dark lots, and bar bathrooms

4. Do prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted disease?

Yes, prostitutes usually have prescribe anti-biotics and condoms.

ColeM0806: Sp cq drugs

1. To what extent are street prostitutes, clients and pimps engaged in the sale or use of drugs?

Heavily engaged, prostitutes and clients both look for drugs. Clients can ask prostitutes where to find sellers. Prostitutes use drugs heavily.

2. Are street prostitution and street drug markets near each other?

Yes, drug arrests are in the same area as street prostitution

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, they do.

ColeM0806: Sp cq clients johns

1. What is known about the clients (e.g., age, race, occupation, socio-economic status, marital status, criminal history, residence)?

Some of these johns are officials, married men, men with things to lose.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

After being threatened by police they tend to quit.

3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?

Unsure.

4. How committed are they to soliciting prostitutes on the street or in a particular area?

They seem committed to soliciting prostitutes on lower scott ave.

ColeM0806: Sp cq environment

1. Does street prostitution take place in more than one area?

Yes they can take place in multiple areas, dark parking lots, loading docks, busy streets, and bars. Mostly condensed in lower scott ave.

2. What conditions make the area(s) attractive for street prostitution?

Low lighting and no formal security can make an area attractive for street prostitution. The place can't be too seedy, otherwise it may be dangerous for the prostitute.

3. If street prostitution occurs in several areas, how are they similar and different?

They are similar in security conditions and areas used like parking lots. But sometimes they can be in a place like bar bathrooms.

4. What area businesses are harmed by the presence of street prostitution?

businesses that are near where prostitutes solicit can be harmed by clients not wanting to be in an area like that.

5. What area businesses support and/or benefit from street prostitution?

Bars can benefit from it and even support it by not contacting police. The prostitutes bring in money and people.

6. Is the street prostitution market in each area old or new? Has it changed in size recently? If so, why?

New, it has rapidly grown in size over the last year, it used to be on the other side of town. The success of upper scott ave has made the lower have more issues.

7. Do street prostitution areas have a reputation as being dangerous or safe for clients?

Most clients don't want to go to a place they feel is unsafe, so it should be a safe area.

8. Are street prostitution areas isolated, or busy with other activities?

Busy with other activities usually, streets with cars passing, bars with attractive clients.

9. What other types of crime occur in the area? How much is related to street prostitution?

Theft from motor vehicles, assaults, drug arrests, and robberies. Most of these crimes all occur in the same area. Heavily related.

10. If street prostitution were forced out of a target area, where would you predict it might reappear?

They might move from nicer areas to worse areas even though they are more dangerous.

tle335: Sp cq sexual transactions

1. How, specifically, do street prostitutes and clients negotiate and complete sexual transactions?

The terms are discussed before the transaction and money or drugs are often paid upfront in order to avoid potential problems that might occur during the transaction, such as police activity. Sometimes during the negotiation process, the prostitute might drop their prices if they are particularly desperate for drug money. After the terms are agreed upon, they will move to a second location to complete the transaction, or if the client is particular concerned about being seen, remain inside their vehicle.

2. Do clients solicit prostitutes on foot or from a vehicle?

Many clients will drive in their vehicles to solicit prostitutes to avoid being seen by others.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

They can happen anywhere. Some businesses implicitly allow these transactions to occur in their bathrooms and hotel rooms as long as the client and prostitute keep up appearances. If the client wants to be especially discreet, it can happen in a dark place like a parking lot or inside their own vehicle.

4. Do prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted disease?

Clients have "trusted" prostitutes that they know are free from sexually-transmitted diseases and avoid ones they do not know.

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