mbmccoy2: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

According to a couple of the Johns and prostitutes that were interviewed, negotiations can be exchange of sex via money or drugs. Additionally, the sexual transactions are completed on the street, in a vehicle or in an inn/motel.

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

Clients solicit prostitutes typically from a vehicle. Sometimes they solicit them on foot in front of local bars.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

According to Central University, the research shows that the majority of sexual negotiations occur on the street in front of local taverns or bars.

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

According to Kathy Wilkes, an outreach worker at Dept. of Health, “Most prostitutes insist on the use of condoms. However, the more dependent the prostitute is on drugs, the less likely she is to practice safe sex.”

Drazilla27: Sp cq clients johns

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

drugs are involved '

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

their committed enough to not want to be caught and will keep coming back

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

they don't want to get in trouble and more importantly they don't want to get exposed to the public

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

they are pretty committed that they know it's wrong, so they take extra precautions when soliciting.

Drazilla27: Sp cq police community members

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

their concerned but not that concerned because it takes a lot of work and manpower to stop it. and when they do get someone, the charges are often dropped or lowered.

2. How concerned is the community?

very concerned because they can't go out to town without seeing it or being around it because it comes with many more things then just prostitution

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

residents and business owners. residents are concerned because it's their home and where they live, they have kids and don't need them around that, and they have to clean up needles and drugs daily. owners have no business so they have no profit or income and could be forced to shut down.

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

they are organized with themself not each other if they came together it could be stopped all have good ideas

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

at first maybe level 1 but no nothing they want it fully gone.

Drazilla27: Sp cq environment

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

yes the whole block/street

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

little to no police presence and there's people that look the other way or allow it to happen

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

depends on the prostites and clients in the areas

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

the small businesses lose bidness because no one wants to be around a bunch of prostution or shop on top of that for example mia Becker is loseing bidness because of it

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

unknown at the moment

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

unknown

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

safe for clients because it shows that people don't get caught as much or at all

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

somewhat isolated

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

drug crimes and domestic crimes

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

somewhere close by to keep clientele

Drazilla27: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

for cash money or even for drugs

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

they solicit from both car and foot

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

alleys, bathrooms, homes, cars, resutrants that allow prostitution and restraunts that rent out rooms

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

yes some force the clients to wear a condom

Drazilla27: 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)?

it takes all forms

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

age is unknown, gender is mostly females, race all, criminal history prostitution, most have a drug problem

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

they can rip off the clients

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

yes and no because when they get hit or abused that is a crime but they also put themselves into that position

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

pretty committed considering its their primary income but some have moved onto being a escort instead

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

they've been in this area for a while id say they are committed enough but would move if needed

Jkephart: Sp cq environment

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

yes they are moving from lower ave to upper ave

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

lots of bars restruants.

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

they are similar in nature of the act behind it

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

bars resturants are getting hit but the stores are getting hit worse they are closeing

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

some bars are in supports and the collge students are

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

not old it has double incidengts recently with less police presents

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

a mixture of both with leads of cocaine being used

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

not sure

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

cocain is up in the area

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

up the road and differnt areas

kawilson: Sp cq clients johns

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

Unknown.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

From information gathered clients are not very committed to prostitution, because the front desk worker at the Secrete Inn often sees the same girls with different men.

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

Residents are very concerned, along with frequent shoppers, because they have noticed the area has gone down hill. Many people refuse to go to Lower Scott Ave, or refuse to go after noon.

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

Some clients often go to specific places, such as Lucky's Bar, specifically to socialize with the prostitutes.

kawilson: Sp cq drugs

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

Often times, if people looking for drugs cannot find where the drugs are being sold at, they will find a prostitute, because they always know where drugs are being sold.

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

Yes, both are located on Lower Scott Ave.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, some prostitutes will exchange sex (or oral sex) for a fix of drugs. They will go through anything to get a fix of drugs.

kawilson: Sp cq current response

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

They cannot stop prostitution. And arresting does little to nothing to stop or reduce the problem. However they can persuade businesses to not support the trade. And they can doo sweeps, removing street prostitutes. Although, most of the time they cannot build a case for prostitution.

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

Most of the time cases cannot be built. When they do the cases are either dropped or they receive a very low sentence (typically probation).

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

Those who are convicted typically receive a very short sentence, or they go on probation. If there was a restraining order against them, and they violate it they will receive a longer sentence or higher fines.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Unknown.

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

The sentence does little to nothing. Because they may be banned from a certain area while on probation. But once their sentence is done or they are off probation, they go right back into the trade.

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

They will preform sweeps on the streets to remove prostitutes, enforce curb-crawling and loitering laws, keep signs of prostitution to a minimum, work with businesses to get restraining orders against the prostitutes, and to persuade businesses to not support the trade.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

None of these have been proven to be effective long term. They may be beneficial for a short while. But the police do not have the budget or the police force to maintain it.

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

The emergency room, the shelter for battered women, rehab.

Rest unknown.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

No, most prostitutes are not using the available services, because majority of them do not know it is available.

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