aanyaam: Sp cq pimps

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

1. Do they work for pimps? No. The pimp in this scenario is the addiction. The women are riding with clients specifically to get to the drugs.

2. How are they controlled? The clients and dealers control the women through the drug supply. The women are essentially working for the next hit, making them incredibly vulnerable to violence and exploitation, as your report noted.

aanyaam: Sp cq current response

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

Resource Management: The department currently lacks the manpower and budget to prioritise street prostitution cases.

Due to high workloads, officers often simply "move the prostitutes along" when they see them rather than making arrests.

Incident-Driven: When pressure increases, the department relies on undercover officers to build good cases, but this takes personnel away from normal patrol duties.

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

Low Priority: Prosecutors frequently drop or reduce charges even when police build strong cases.

Minimal Prosecution: There appears to be a disconnect between police efforts and prosecutorial follow-through, leading to a lack of formal consequences.

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

Immediate Release: Prostitutes rarely stay in jail; they never post bond because they are released immediately after paperwork is finished.

Summons-Based: The sentence often amounts to signing a summons promising to appear in court at a later date.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Ineffectiveness: While they promise to appear, the high recidivism rate (some arrested over 30 times) suggests the judicial process does not stop their behaviour and most return to work the day after they are booked.

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

Zero Deterrence: Because the consequences are non-existent or temporary, current sentencing has no measurable impact on reducing subsequent involvement.

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

Informal Displacement: Simply telling prostitutes to move to another block.

Intimidation: Some officers resort to harassment and intimidation when they feel they lack legal alternatives, though this is noted as ineffective.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

Ineffectiveness of Sweeps: Commanders acknowledge that arrest sweeps are only temporarily effective and can harm the integrity of the system.

Historical Failure: Officer Fabel notes that the "stroll" has existed for 35 years, implying that the standard methods used over the decades have failed to eliminate it.

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

Government Aid: Many prostitutes already possess ID cards for assisted or subsidized government aid programs.

Health Access: Many carry prescription antibiotics, indicating some level of medical contact, though not necessarily structured treatment.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Passive Use: They use government aid programs but primarily as a financial safety net while continuing to work the streets.

Lack of Trust: As Jackie May previously mentioned, they don't seek help because they don't see a reason to trust the caseworkers or the system.

aanyaam: Sp cq clients johns

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

Socio-Economic & Occupational Status: Most clients are average citizens with reputations they are desperate to protect. For example, Richard Meyer pled guilty immediately to prevent the case from being discovered by his family or employer.

Residence: Map data and interview transcripts suggest many are commuters. They solicit while traveling to or from work, treating the 600-block as a convenient drive-through market.

Criminal History: The group is split between "first-timers" caught in stings and "seasoned" regulars like Stanley Wiltern.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Rational & Risk-Averse: Most clients are not addicted but are opportunistic. Their commitment is balanced against the risk of arrest or disease. Committed clients like Stanley Wiltern aren't deterred by police; they simply wait them out by leaving the area temporarily and returning later when patrols have shifted.They often look for regulars they perceive as safe, but will settle for new girls if their usual contacts aren't available.

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

Local Residents: Represented by Neighbourhood Watch members like Janet Robinson, they are concerned about public safety and the burgeoning crime problem following the recent murder.

Legitimate Business Owners: Owners like Mia Becker (Dry Cleaners) are concerned about visibility. They feel the high volume of soliciting and the Vice Squad raids are scaring away legitimate customers.

Public Health Officials: They are concerned about the drug-prostitution nexus, specifically how crack cocaine has made the trade less predictable and more violent.

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

Geographic Sensitivity: Clients like Rick Sampier are almost exclusively committed to the main drag. If prostitutes are forced off the thoroughfare and into side streets, these clients often abandon the transaction entirely.

Environmental Attraction: They are drawn to the 600-300 block because of the privacy afforded by poor lighting and the facilitation provided by businesses like the Secrete Inn (hourly rentals) and local bars.

Displacement: If one area becomes too hot with police activity, clients have low loyalty to that specific block and will move to another neighborhood until the pressure subsides.

aanyaam: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, while it spans the 1400 to 200 blocks of Scott Avenue, it is most heavily concentrated in the 600–300 block.
Secondary activity occurs in the 300–200 block near the furniture store and Mason Engineering.

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

Traffic Flow: The area is a drive-through for commuters heading home or to work.

Privacy: Poor lighting and secluded alleys behind businesses like the liquor store provide space for transactions.

Facilitators: Businesses offering hourly room rates (Secrete Inn) or alcohol (Lucky's Bar) provide the necessary infrastructure.

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

Similarity: Both the 600 and 200 blocks rely on high-volume traffic and business anchors.

Difference: The 600 block is a high-violence drug nexus with robberies and crack cocaine sales, whereas the 200 block has high soliciting but fewer drug arrests.

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

Legitimate commerce, such as Spot Free Dry Cleaners and the Crafty Furniture Store, suffer from high visibility of prostitutes and robberies near their entrances. The burgeoning crime problem and murder investigation scare away legitimate customers.

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

Secrete Inn: Benefits by renting rooms by the hour to repeat clients.
Package Liquor Store: Benefits from increased weekend foot traffic from clients and their "dates".
Lucky’s Bar & Lazy Lounge: Act as hubs where soliciting and drug arrests are highest.

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

The market is established (Detective Allen has been there 10 years), but it has become more dangerous recently. The increase in danger is due to the crack cocaine nexus, which makes the trade less predictable and more violent.

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

The 600 block has a dangerous reputation due to high robbery rates (10 armed, 11 unarmed). Clients like Richard Meyer try to mitigate this by only visiting "regulars" to avoid being robbed or caught.

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

They are busy with other activities, particularly traffic flow and nightlife at bars, which allows clients to blend in.

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

Robberies, drug arrests, and car burglaries are all highly correlated with the sex trade. The drug-dependent nature of the prostitutes (crack cocaine) fuels these secondary crimes as they steal to support their habits.

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

It would likely displace further up Scott Avenue or into adjacent neighbourhoods that currently don't tolerate it. Without changing the environmental conditions (lighting, traffic, room rentals), the problem will simply move rather than vanish.

abraga: Sp cq clients johns

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

older white males, married, no criminal history, live elsewhere

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Not very committed

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

Residents, businesses, health advocates

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

Not very committed

gwelp: Sp cq current response

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

- narcotics arrest dealers and pros
- detective reports that they can arrest the pros bit cant change them

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

- they arrest the prostitutes but then are released the next day

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

**charges typically dropped or reduced for prostitutes

- solicitation
- indecent assault
- indecent exposure
- annoying and accosting

- soliciting a prostitute
- patronizing a prostitute

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

yes

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

drug market & prostitution work hand-in-hand
- narcotics detective reports common event of arresting prostitutes in the same car as dealers

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

- threaten to arrest prostitutes if they do not immediately leave the area
- harass/intimidate prostitutes...force them to relocate to another jurisdiction
- businesses get restraining orders against prostitutes...prohibit them from engaging in specific behaviors in that location
- curfews can be imposed on prostitutes as a condition of either bail or probation...denies prostitutes the opportunity to work during the hours of peak demand

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

- curfews... deny prostitutes the opportunity to work during peak hours...to be effective, police or COs ust monitor and enforce the curfews

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

- church volunteer-led drug rehab services
- restraining orders

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

NO
- not all prostitutes know what services are available to them
- some do not see the point of asking for help

gwelp: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

- clients offer a price
- most stay in their car...drive to a private area
- mostly oral sex...fast/easy...do not have to get out of car

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

- mostly from a vehicle
- some students report going to the bar and having the bartender make a call for a pros

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

- in the car
- at the location of the sexual transaction
- some pros report getting money first, so that if police come they have their money and they can sneak away

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

- condoms
- some clients report only getting oral sex
- some clients choose "safe" pros

gwelp: Sp cq pimps

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

most prostitutes do not have pimps...many exchange sex for drugs, or work off debt from dealers

gwelp: Sp cq police community members

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

Brian Rule
- concerned about upper Scott Ave area
- with current budget & workload...dont have reources to handle street pros cases
- making good cases takes officers away from patrol
- the cost to address the problem for the PD is too great
- best efforts are to keep signs to a minimum

Detective Allen
- cant change the women...can only arrest them
- court needs to do more...back on the street the next day
- finding them is easy

2. How concerned is the community?

- business/store owners concerned...theft, driving away customers
- club/bar/etc...not as concerned..as long as they hsve ID they are fine

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

- neighborhood groups...impacted by pros, drug users, drug sales, strangers in the community
- church groups - offer drug rehab programs...church volunteers make house visits & check on children

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

- community groups
- church rehab groups

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

- residents...clean up after pros/johns, neighborhoods become throughways for johns and their dates, 10+ cares blocking the street, fights break out

zennaswaye: Sp cq drugs

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

Heavily, the Women will work for drugs and the men will exchange sex for drugs

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

yes, they are in the same area but when there is a heavy police presence, the people on the streets will go to the next best area. The men will also go to the Women to try and find drugs or a drug house.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, most of them are driven by the thought of getting their fix

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