joeymar02: Sp cq drugs

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

For street prostitutes, drug use is frequently both a cause and a consequence of their situation. Many enter prostitution to fund an addiction, while others begin using drugs as a coping mechanism to deal with the physical and emotional toll of the work.

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

For prostitutes, proximity to drug markets provides easier access to substances they may depend on, either for personal use or to meet the demands of clients who want to combine sex and drug use. For dealers, the presence of sex work brings a steady flow of potential customers.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes depending on the individual and the neighborhood they are in.

cmichel13: Sp cq clients johns

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

Not much is known besides some of the clients use them for drugs.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

They are more hesitant to solicit a new girl.

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

They are concerned about if it is safe. They try to find the safe ones.

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

They seem to like the ones on main roads and if they are in a area that isn't normal, they won't stop.

Hannahlh0202: 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)?

one form

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

typically, younger girls

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

some might rob or stim a client

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

yes and no

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

pretty committed

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

They come and go

Hannahlh0202: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Drugs or money for sex

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

both

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

cars, hotels, alleys, parking lots

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

yes if they are not heavily using drugs

Hannahlh0202: Sp cq police community members

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

not very

2. How concerned is the community?

very

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

Residents

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

not to active

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

dont know

Hannahlh0202: Sp cq pimps

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

Most do not have pimps

Hannahlh0202: Sp cq environment

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

Mostly Scott Ave but it does occur also on other blocks

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

The hotels, bars, clubs

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

Similar is the businesses

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

shopping places

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

hotels and bars

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

newer. Has gotten worse over the years

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

dangerous. people are assaulted and even killed

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

not isolated

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

drug crimes

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

N/A

Hannahlh0202: Sp cq drugs

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

The pay in drugs or share drugs

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

yes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

yes

Hannahlh0202: Sp cq current response

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

Send the prostitutes away from the upper section and back down to the lower section of Scott Ave

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

many cases get thrown out or are not taken seriously

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

A court date.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Sometimes

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

There is no punishment for it which leads people to easily continue

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

None

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

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

Some centers are there but often release girls as soon as they back on their feet and they usually go right back to prostitution or drugs

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

yes

Hannahlh0202: 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 men or college students. they also sometimes want drugs. range from rich to not rich. One was a police officer from a nearby town

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

very committed

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

Residents and some business owners and workers

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

Scott Ave is the area where most happens. many residents have seen people soliciting prostitutes.

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