Mgmurph5: Sp cq pimps
Not that I know of.
Mgmurph5: Sp cq current response
1. What is the police department's current policy in dealing with street prostitution?
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2. What is the prosecutor's current policy regarding prostitution-related offenses?
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3. What are the typical sentences handed out to those who are convicted?
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4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?
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5. What effect, if any, does the imposition of a sentence have on subsequent involvement in prostitution?
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6. What responses do police officers use, other than arrest and prosecution?
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7. Are any of these responses especially effective?
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8. What social, health and substance abuse treatment services are available to assist prostitutes?
There are abuse shelters and rehab help.
9. Are prostitutes using available services?
Some are, most are not.
Mgmurph5: Sp cq environment
1. Does street prostitution take place in more than one area?
Typically takes place in the same area.
2. What conditions make the area(s) attractive for street prostitution?
Run-down stores, bars, clubs, and motels in the area.
3. If street prostitution occurs in several areas, how are they similar and different?
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4. What area businesses are harmed by the presence of street prostitution?
Shopping centers. Businesses that are not a bar, club, or motel.
5. What area businesses support and/or benefit from street prostitution?
Bars, clubs, motels, liquor stores.
Most popular places for prostitution are Lucky's Bar, the Blossom Hotel, the Secrete Hotel, & the Lazy Lounge.
Most popular places for prostitution are Lucky's Bar, the Blossom Hotel, the Secrete Hotel, & the Lazy Lounge.
6. Is the street prostitution market in each area old or new? Has it changed in size recently? If so, why?
Street prostitution has grown significantly.
7. Do street prostitution areas have a reputation as being dangerous or safe for clients?
Some areas are more dangerous than others.
8. Are street prostitution areas isolated, or busy with other activities?
Typically busy with other activities.
9. What other types of crime occur in the area? How much is related to street prostitution?
Drug crime, assaults. Typically cross over eachother.
10. If street prostitution were forced out of a target area, where would you predict it might reappear?
Another run-down area with bars, clubs, and motels.
Mgmurph5: Sp cq drugs
1. To what extent are street prostitutes, clients and pimps engaged in the sale or use of drugs?
Pretty common.
2. Are street prostitution and street drug markets near each other?
Yes. Prostitutes like to hang around drug houses.
3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?
Most likely?
Mgmurph5: Sp cq clients johns
1. What is known about the clients (e.g., age, race, occupation, socio-economic status, marital status, criminal history, residence)?
Seems to be a lot of male college students.
2. How committed are clients to prostitution?
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3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?
Residents of the community are concerned, as well as business owners who are not bar, club, or motel owners.
4. How committed are they to soliciting prostitutes on the street or in a particular area?
Committed but clearly afraid of getting caught.
Mgmurph5: Sp cq sexual transactions
1. How, specifically, do street prostitutes and clients negotiate and complete sexual transactions?
The price is negotiated before a prostitute gets into the client's car or if no car, the price is negotiated before the prostitute leaves with the client.
2. Do clients solicit prostitutes on foot or from a vehicle?
Typically from a vehicle or in the club or bar.
3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?
Typically go to a motel to complete sexual transactions. Also, go in alleys, cab cars, and client cars.
4. Do prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted disease?
Condoms have been found in motel rooms as well as on the streets.
brownlaney: 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)?
Street prostitution does not take only one form. There are several different forms, including homosexual or transvestite prostitution.
2. What is known about the prostitutes (e.g., age, gender, race, criminal history, social service history, substance abuse history, residence)?
Information known about prostitutes include age, gender, race, criminal history, social service history, substance abuse history, and residence.
3. Do street prostitutes commit crimes against clients (e.g., robbery or theft)?
Sometimes street prostitutes commit crimes against their clients; some of these crimes may include: theft, robbery, assault, fraud, scams, etc.
4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?
Street prostitutes are very often victims of crime, and research consistently shows they experience high rates of victimization.
5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?
Research shows that levels of commitment to prostitution vary widely, some people may see it as temporary or survival-based work, while others may treat it as a longer-term occupation.
6. How committed are they to a particular location?
Commitment to a particular location also varied, but in street-level prostitution, many individuals do show attachment to certain areas-often called street markets.
kmurra52: 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)?
Really only one form such as female prostitutes.
2. What is known about the prostitutes (e.g., age, gender, race, criminal history, social service history, substance abuse history, residence)?
Young, have some sort of criminal history that are drug related, social service history such as government assistance in housing, childcare, healthcare, etc.
3. Do street prostitutes commit crimes against clients (e.g., robbery or theft)?
Most do not instead, it's the opposite.
4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?
Yes most definitely.
5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?
Most are very committed.
6. How committed are they to a particular location?
Very committed because it's a popular area for clients.
kmurra52: Sp cq sexual transactions
1. How, specifically, do street prostitutes and clients negotiate and complete sexual transactions?
Yes.
2. Do clients solicit prostitutes on foot or from a vehicle?
From a vehicle.
3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?
In the client's car.
4. Do prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted disease?
Not really but prostitutes are seen to have condoms on them to prevent STDs.
kmurra52: 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 are college students, some are older men, have criminal history with drug related crimes, etc.
2. How committed are clients to prostitution?
Very committed.
3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?
The older community and some that hate seeing what their area has come to.
4. How committed are they to soliciting prostitutes on the street or in a particular area?
Very committed.