CRJ786@: 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 prostitutes mostly take place in one form, i.e. from female prostitutes and male clients.

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

Prostitutes are from mixed ethnicities, mixed ages, and often times are the repeat offenders of prostitution. Even if they get arrested, they are back on the streets in couple hours. Most prostitutes have substance abuse history and also receive social service benefits from government for their kids and family. Hence they are also afraid to get caught, because they will lose the social security benefits if they are caught or arrested.

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

No, Prostitutes do not commit crimes against clients.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, they are often times victims of violence and assault and battery.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

They are not too committed to the prostitution. They are often times trapped in this cycle of prostitution due to addictions and psychological issues.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

They are not committed to the location. They move around depending upon the safety of their own selves and depending upon the clients availability.

CRJ786@: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Prostitutes and clients negotiate the price on the road and if the price is too high for johns, they try to go back and forth on the price. If the price is right for the prostitutes, they get into cars and usually do oral sex in the car. Or Johns drive the car to an isolated alley and have sex with the prostitutes.

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

Clients Solicit Prostitutes from their vehicles. Prostitutes are generally on foot, on the side of the roads.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Sexual transactions take place inside the cars, on abandoned roadways, dark alleys, inside the clubs and bars bathrooms and also in abandoned buildings.

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

Sometimes. Condoms can be found used and left by the Clients and Prostitutes. There is no huge focus on safety among the prostitutes. Some johns are although concerned about their health and reputations.

briselyCCJ2020: 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)?

N/A

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

First Name: Lacy
- Heroin addict
- Work the bars at the lower blocks of Scott Avenue

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

In some cases yes, clients tend to react and harm the prostitutes. Unknown in Lacys' case, however.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

No. They put themselves in this position. They are the crime.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Very committed. A priority to them.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Also, very committed. They get comfortable with their routine and confident in what they earn. Therefore, committed as well.

briselyCCJ2020: Sp cq clients johns

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

Richard Meyer
- Arrested Soliciting an undercover officer
- Trusted an unfamiliar "hooker" and ended up getting caught

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

On s scale of 1-10 I would say a 7.8.
They risk getting caught, especially knowing that the street is known for having prostitutes.

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

People who live on the street and also work on the street. They often have to stay inside their homes past a certain time to stay safe. People that like to dine in the restaurant on the street no longer feel comfortable doing so.

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

Pretty committed considering this was an often task of his.
Richard had a routine that included finding a familiar face, if not found he would scope the street for someone who looked the part of a hooker.

CRJ786@: Sp cq police community members

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

Police Department is fairly concerned about the problem of the prostitution. It only needs to change its focus on pre-active policing from reactive policing.

2. How concerned is the community?

Community is gravely concerned in regards to prostitution. Community is concerned about the safety of the kids and the quality of life in the area. They are also concerned about the drug addiction and its harmful effects on residents.

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

Parents and Community leaders are concerned. Parents want a safe and prostitution free environment for their children and Community leaders want to keep the area and city free from drugs and drug related crimes.

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

Community leaders are organized and they regularly contact the relevant police agencies and inform them of the prostitution related activities.
Community leaders also initiate some programs on their own to help women who are in prostitution, fight drug addictions and in seeking social and psychiatric help.

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

They would wish for street prostitution to go away completely, but if anything community leaders would want it to be away from populated businesses and residence areas

CRJ786@: Sp cq pimps

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

Prostitutes work for the pimps because they are often times are being controlled by pimps. Pimps are also the their drug dealers. So Pimps keep the prostitutes hung up on drugs and prostitution.

CRJ786@: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, Street Prostitution takes place on different streets, and different areas. Sometimes there are hotspots of street prostitution but it is not contained to one place or street.

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

Dark alleys, abandoned buildings, loitering, less police presence, drugs being sold and support of adult business community.

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

They are similar in the context that, street prostitution anywhere would have motivated offenders i.e. johns and prostitutes, suitable victims, and suitable places which are not well maintained and monitored.
They are different in the context that some places have easy escape routes, more visibility and lighting and more clientele due to more clubs and other adult entertainment industries.

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

Where ever street prostitution is, business around it start seeing less customers over a course of period. Businesses such as restaurants and shopping centers get affected a great deal.

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

Scott Avenue area businesses are getting affected by the street prostitution. But the adult entertainment businesses such as bars and night clubs are benefitting from street prostitution.

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

Street prostitution market in not new. it has existed but now the violence has prevailed alongside drugs and prostitution.

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

No. Street prostitution areas are not dangerous for johns and are considered safe for clients.

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

Street prostitution areas often times are isolated in terms of not alot of businesses are around but they are in the middle of the pathways and busy parkways.

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

Drugs are often being sold in this area. Drugs are directly related to prostitution. Prostitutes use money to buy drugs and clients also come to but drugs and solicit prostitution.

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

It might reappear wherever a suitable place, suitable targets and suitable offenders come together.

CRJ786@: Sp cq drugs

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

Drug usage and sale is prevalent among prostitutes and pimps engaged in street prostitution. Pimps offer drugs to prostitutes in return of the services provided by prostitutes to the johns.

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

Yes. Most of the times, drug markets and street prostitution are near each other.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Not always. But often times street prostitutes earn money from street prostitution and use that money to buy drugs.

CRJ786@: Sp cq current response

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

Current Response is to conduct sweep arrests.

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

Currently Prosecutor's pursue and try to achieve conviction in the court.

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

typically convicted offenders of prostitution do not server longer and harsher sentences. This offense is generally a misdemeanor unless the prostitutes are minors or specially abled.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Prostitutes often complete these sentences while those clients who belong to high social class often pay bail and finish the sentences on parole.

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

Imposition of a sentence does not deter the subsequent involvement in prostitution, the only effect imposition of current sentences have is that it temporarily stops the frequency of prostitution but does not deal with deep-rooted problems.

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

They often times intimidate and harass the prostitutes to get them away from the area.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

Nope. None of these responses solve the root causes of prostitution being so prevalent in the society.

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

There are some programs started by Churches to help prostitutes deal with drug addiction and government also has some rehabilitation centers to help the victims of drug abuse and violence.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

No. They are not using available services, mostly because prostitutes are not even aware of the available programs.

CRJ786@: Sp cq clients johns

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

Clients are often young, but it can vary and is not fixed. The race, socio-economic status and residence categories are all across the board.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Clients are often addicted to prostitution, but they also prefer being safe and do not want to be exposed publicly.

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

Residents on the blocks where prostitution is solicited are very concerned. Business owners ,residents of the city and community leaders are concerned for the safety and health of the residents as well as of Prostitutes.

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

Clients often do not risk being caught and being engaged in bargaining while soliciting prostitution. Clients are committed to prostitution but they also want to be safe and want to keep their identities hidden. Clients feel safer in abandoned buildings and dark alleys in their cars.

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