Milah1827: Sp cq clients johns

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

For the clients, there really isn’t one single profile that fits everyone. Most of them are adult men, usually somewhere around middle age, but they come from all kinds of backgrounds. Some have steady jobs, some are married, and most don’t have a long criminal history besides getting involved in prostitution. A lot of them actually live close to the area where they’re cruising, so they blend in pretty easily and don’t stand out until they’re arrested.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

When it comes to how committed they are, it depends on the individual, but many of them treat it like a routine. Some go out a few times a month and look for women they recognize because that makes them feel safer. Even though they talk about being scared of getting caught or getting a disease, the habit wins out, and they go back anyway because it feels familiar and low-risk.

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

The people who care the most are the ones who deal with it every day. Residents get annoyed with the noise, the traffic, and how the neighborhood starts to feel different. Business owners don’t want customers avoiding their shops because of what’s going on outside. Parents don’t want their kids seeing it. And police and city officials keep getting complaints, so they’re stuck trying to manage the same problem over and over.

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

Clients also tend to get attached to certain streets or areas. Once they figure out where the activity usually is and what times are “busy,” they stick to that spot. The comfort of knowing the area makes them feel like they can keep doing it without much risk. Even if they see new faces or feel something is off, a lot of them still come back because their routine makes them think they can get away with it.

Hannahv: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

by trading for drugs or just money

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

vehicle usually

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

outside bars and streets

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

yes they're supposed to

Hannahv: Sp cq environment

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

yes

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

low-lighting, busy areas, etc

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

They are similar in settings and people

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

stores (grocery, gas, etc), furniture stores,

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

liquor stores, drug sellers, motels, laundromats, club managers, etc

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

old

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

dangerous

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

busy usually to mask it

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

drug selling and harassment

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

motels

Hannahv: Sp cq drugs

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

They are very engaged as clients typically sell drugs to prostitutes in exchange for their services

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

yes sometimes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

yes

Hannahv: Sp cq current response

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

It is illegal and you will be imprisoned and/or fined for it

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

idk

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

fines and/or imprisonment

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?

idk

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

they revoke licenses and evoke curfews

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

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

idk

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

yes

Niles Metten: Sp cq drugs

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

Clients and street prostitutes are for the most part, heavily involved in the use and sale of drugs. Prostitutes may use it sometimes, but they are usually using the drugs as bait to draw people in to use their services. Some prostitutes I interviewed said they only go to Lower Scott, the drug neighborhood, when they are low on money and desperate for money or drug money.

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

They are often intertwined, as the drugs draw people in and the prostitutes try to work their services on the people looking for drugs.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

In an interview I did with a prostitute said that some do exchange sex for drugs, especially heroin addicts. She mentioned that they had to lower their prices if they were drug addicts, as the people they were soliciting were not too fond of engaging in intimate acts with drug users.

Niles Metten: Sp cq clients johns

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

They are usually coming home from work or on the way to work. They are targeting younger men more of late, usually at the bars. Other clients may include drug users, these are frequently in lower scott were the drug houses and users are common.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

The younger ones, based on my interviews, seemed to be pressured or bullied, according to a convicted prostitute that I interviewed. She said they are easier to convince.

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

Businesses are concerned with the amount of prostitution activity going on as it pushes customers away and deflates business. There are some businesses that couldn't care less and mind their business, mainly the bars and motels.

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

The Johns do not seem to be too motivated, most are looking for drugs and score along the way. Some participate because they cant find drugs and are looking for drugs so they participate and ask prostitutes where they can find some. These people know that the prostitutes are frequently present where drugs are.

Hannahv: Sp cq pimps

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

they typically work for pimps or just work for themselves

Hannahv: Sp cq clients johns

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

Just name and criminal status

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

committed enough that the thought of them getting caught and their lives being ruined doesn't stop them

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

The one's with family or jobs they can't have finding out.

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

very committed

Maya Kimble: 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)?

Mostly female prostitutes with male clients, but some variation exists.

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

Many face poverty, unstable housing, substance abuse, and trauma histories.

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

Some incidents occur, such as theft or disputes during transactions.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, they frequently experience violence, robbery, and exploitation.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Commitment varies; many participate due to economic need or addiction.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

They work areas where clients are predictable and police presence is low.

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