kawilson: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Based upon information gathered. prostitutes and clients, at a small percentage, negotiate in an online chat. However, majority of the negotiations happen in person, and the sexual transactions happen in a local motel/hotel in the area that allows people to rent rooms by the hour.

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

Clients solicit prostitutes on foot, because many of then are on the streets or in bars/restaurants on Lower Scott Ave.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

They take place at Secrete Inn, because they rent rooms by the hour.

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

No information has been gathered to show whether or not prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted diseases.

kawilson: Sp cq pimps

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

From what I have gathered most work for their own income. Some have mentioned a pimp on an online chat, however, nothing else shows the street prostitutes were working for a pimp.

Jkephart: Sp cq police community members

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

Not very concerned, they are moving their patrols up the street and are not visible in Lower Scott Ave.

2. How concerned is the community?

verry concern as the people are not shopping at night, the bars and stores are closing now because there is no one shopping there.

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

community members are concerned as the people are not wanting to go out in their own neighborhood, and then the business owners as well, they are losing money from this

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

They are active in a sense of awareness; they know what's going on. Most are opposed to it, and some don't care about it

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

I believe no street prostitution is what they want, or a controlled place where business starts coming back

kawilson: Sp cq environment

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

Yes. It takes place mostly on Lower Scott Ave. However, there is a little street prostitution on Upper Scott Ave.

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

Lower Scott Ave is more of an attraction to street prostitution, because the businesses support it.

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

The only reason there is a little street prostitution on Upper Scott Ave, because they are trying new tricks. But they do not stay there because there is more police presence.

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

Upper Scott Ave and other neighborhood do not tolerate street prostitution.

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

Lower Scott Ave supports street prostitution and their businesses benefit from it.

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

It is on the newer side. Because 30 years ago there was not a problem. and it has progressively gotten worse over the last few years.

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

Unknown

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

They are busy with other activities, because there are other restaurants, stores, etc in the area.

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

Domestic abuse happens in the area too, because some clients are violent towards prostitutes. There are also drug sales going on in the area. But those are not directly linked to prostitution, the prostitutes just know where to buy them and some prostitutes are hooked on drugs.

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

I think street prostitution would reappear on Upper Scott Ave, because some of the prostitutes have already been exploring the area.

kawilson: Sp cq police community members

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

The police do not seem to be that concerned about street prostitution, because they do not arrest many of them. Instead they have been known to preform street sweeps, and to inform the prostitutes of the areas with violent clients so they can avoid them.

2. How concerned is the community?

The community is very concerned. Meaning, several have refused to go to Lower Scott Ave past noon, or refuse to go at all. Furthermore, some claim they will not reelect the mayor if they do not fix the problem.

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

Unknown

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

Unknown

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

Unknown

kawilson: 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 what we know, the prostitutes are female.

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

We know that the prostitutes are female. Some have an addiction to drugs. Some experience domestic violence. Very few of the girls seek out help, because they do not know it is available.

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

It is unknown if they steal from their clients. All we know is some of them experience violence from their clients.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Some of the prostitutes are victims of crime, because some have been beaten by clients who are violent.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

They are very committed, because some have been arrested over 30 times, and they continue in the trade. Many of them will suffer through anything just to get a fix of drugs.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

For the most part they stay on the lower end of Scott Ave. However, they will venture to Upper Scott Ave. But once there are to many police present they will go back to Lower Scott Ave. Furthermore, the drugs are on Lower Scott Ave.

claurids: Sp cq clients johns

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

Middle class, socially connected

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Not very

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

Groups which have family and connections

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

Fairly committed due to ease

bmwbri96: Sp cq police community members

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

It doesn’t seem like much

2. How concerned is the community?

very concerned

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

buisness owners and families, its dangerous

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

very

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

none

bmwbri96: Sp cq drugs

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

Alot

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

yes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

bmwbri96: Sp cq pimps

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

Yes

Subscribe to