roblesaddison: 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)?

Most female to male.

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

They frequent scott ave because it is safer, but go to drug houses if they cant get work

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

It does show 14 robberies on the report I pulled

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes there are multiple assaults on the report

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

It seems they are very commited

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

highly commited to scott ave because it is safe and there is businesses they can step in and out of

roblesaddison: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Money or drugs

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

Vehicle

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

On scott st

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

unknown

roblesaddison: Sp cq police community members

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

Concerned because it appears to be up 12%

2. How concerned is the community?

Very concerned based off the three i interviewed. Most being long time residents

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

Long term residents becuase they said it never used to be this bad

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

I think 70% want prostitution gone

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

One is willing to tolerate if its done inside a business

roblesaddison: Sp cq environment

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

Mainly on scott st or drug houses

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

Busy street, high traffic

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

Unsure

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

There are many on scott st

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

Brings more foot traffic

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

It has gotten worse

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

Most clients say its safe on scott st but report they go home if it is not

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

Busy with other businesses or drug homes

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

Drugs and sex offenses

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

Another high traffic area or drug houses

roblesaddison: Sp cq current response

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

Most officers say harass and intimidate, and serve restraining orders/civil injunctions against habitual prostitutes.

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

Arrest

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

Didn't see any info on sentances

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

No, courts are lienient according to reports

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

According to arrest reports most are habitutual

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

Many officers in interview show harras and intimidate

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

Some, but it still shows rearrests for prostitution.

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

There are none on scott avenue

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Unknown

roblesaddison: Sp cq drugs

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

One report says the client drives to drug houses and then gets a prostitute.

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

For one of my interviews yes.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes for one of mine that shows drugs.

roblesaddison: Sp cq clients johns

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

Looks like some have criminal history. Some are married based off my interview, but all seem to live near Scott.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

It sounds like they drive to the "main drag" or to drug houses. But some say they turn around if not safe enough.

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

I didn't see anything to do with groups other than drugs.

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

Looks like the three I interviewed were commited to only a certain area with one being a known drug area.

roblesaddison: Sp cq pimps

1. Do the prostitutes work for pimps or others who profit from their income?

Yes

Lucifer: Sp cq environment

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

Yes prostitution can take places more than just one area.

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

Conditions such as high accessibility roads, areas with cheap motels, hotels, rental properties that allow for a short stay, with CASH ONLY TRANSACTIONS. Low dimly lit lights, alleys, bars, or even abandoned buildings that offer privacy from public view.

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

More than likely they differ from the level of organization and regulations, some are market drivers while others are not included with drugs. The similarities is how they run and do things like locations that are often secluded, small locations.

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

Any business is harmed by the presence of street prostitution really, bars, restaurants, small businesses everything.

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

I believe that the only businesses that would support or benefit from street prostitutions would be bars that have pole dancing, bars that have no way of making profit or in risk of being closed. Other examples would be lewd or adult stores to attract more attention.

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

Prostitution markets would be new and has grown in size in many cases due to younger women running away from their homes or getting kicked out and having to make a living in prostitution just to keep on surviving.

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

Prostitution areas can be both dangerous and safe for clients, while there might be no crime or violence prostitutes can be dangerous or even carry diseases that may put clients health at risk.

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

Usually isolated.

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

Violent crimes usually happen in areas surrounded by prostitution.

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

In areas where there are similar secluded locations and access to cheap motels or hotels. Places that have dark alleys or a huge amount of abandoned buildings.

Lucifer: 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)?

No, street prostitution does not only take one form in many cases it will take at least 3 forms or even higher. Nowadays everyone classifies differently than it was in the past.

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

Most of the prostitutes are young around 20's to late 30's. Genders being more than 50% females, race are white, African- American etc etc. Some do have some criminal history of being drunk, or even drugs abuse.

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

In many instances the prostitutes do commit crimes against clients such as robbery, thief and even hurting the client.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

The debate whether prostitutes the victim of the crime varies on a ton of things but in many cases they are usually the victims.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Prostitutes are committed to prostitution around the world in percentages of 75% most of them wanting to exit but have no other choice or escape from it due to personal reasons such as rent, money.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Prostitutes are very committed to a particular location because they are either protected there or already have their usual clients that are always looking for them and know them already. Making a desire for change of location very unlikely.

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