nickmil: Sp cq drugs

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

A large portion of the prostitutes are drug-addicted, mainly to crack/cocaine, and many of their clients are also drug users. Pimps and drug dealers are connected to the same crowd and often operate in the same area. Drugs are a major driver of the prostitution activity.

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

Yes. The street-level drug market operates right next to the prostitution stroll. The same block and surrounding alleys are used for both drug dealing and prostitution, which fuels and reinforces each problem.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes. Many prostitutes trade sex for drugs or for money to buy drugs. For a lot of them, supporting their addiction is the main reason they are out on Scott Avenue.

Lfalke22: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Street prostitution takes several forms, not just female prostitutes with male clients. It can also include male, transgender, and transvestite sex workers with clients of various genders and orientations.

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

both just depends on what they rather work.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Sexual transactions usually take place in cars, alleys, parks, or cheap hotels.

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

Yes, many prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted diseases, such as using condoms and practicing safer sex. However, not everyone always does, and the level of protection can vary depending on awareness, resources, and circumstances.

nickmil: Sp cq current response

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

They mainly make periodic enforcement sweeps and do traditional vice arrests, but it’s inconsistent. The department focuses more on responding to complaints than actually solving the underlying problem.

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

The prosecutor usually files the cases, but they are not prioritized, and most end in plea bargains. The office sees prostitution as a low level offense and doesn’t push for heavy sentences.

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

Most prostitutes and clients receive small fines, short probation, or time already served. Jail time is rare and usually just a couple of days if any.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Not usually. Many prostitutes fail to complete probation, skip court dates, or don’t pay fines. Many clients pay fines, but the punishment doesn’t stop them from coming back.

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

There is basically no long term effect. Sentences do not reduce recidivism prostitutes keep working to support addiction or survival, and clients return because the risk is low.

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

Give warnings

Conduct directed patrol in hotspots

Use field interviews

Encourage prostitutes to leave the area

Contact social services to offer help
But these responses are informal and not part of a coordinated strategy.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

Not really. They work short-term at best. Warnings and directed patrols only push the activity around the corner, not stop it. Without addressing addiction or demand, nothing sticks.

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

There are addiction treatment centers, STD/health clinics, homeless shelters, and a couple of outreach programs aimed at helping women leave prostitution. But they have waiting lists, limited hours, and not enough staff.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Very few do. Most are drug-addicted, distrustful of police, or not ready for treatment. Many only seek services when they’re in crisis, and even then they often don’t follow through.

loso: Sp cq police community members

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

seem to be un concerned

2. How concerned is the community?

very conserved

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

residence/ community are concerned. college students/ bars/ drugs

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

not really willing to work with police, but church has rehabilitation efforts

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

little to non

Lfalke22: 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)?

No, there are many forms. Female with male, male with male, female with female.

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

That there is mostly women prostituting there selfs to men.

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

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes sometimes they get harassed

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

very commited, its there only job and how they make money.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

They go to locations where they know there are younger men, where they can get to them more easily.

nickmil: 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 alone and want no one to find out. They stroll for private areas not to often. They are in it for a lot of drug trade as well. There main concerns are getting caught.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Not very

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

The ones that don't want to get caught, usually just people looking for sex

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

They are pretty committed

sammi: 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 age and college age, some are married and usually end up on that street heading home from work

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

it all depends, some is because the prostitute owes them money

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

the people who live in that area. most are worried because it has created more crimes like assault and robberies and businesses are going out of business

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

not really I would say, if the area is getting bad with cops, the prostitutes just go to a different area

brycelafond: Sp cq clients johns

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

Majority of the clients are frequent bar hoppers and students.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Committed to the extent of knowing they wont get caught. They'll avoid confrontation and the presence of pimps if applicable.

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

Long time residents, health care workers, those who work in the nearby hotels and motels. Concerns of drug trade, safety of those stuck in the prostitution life style, and those who have to deal with the after math of a sex transaction.

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

Such commitment comes from how many eyes they have on them, or if they can get away with it. They're more committed to solicitating in high traffic areas because they're less likely to get caught solicitating.

rqreyes: Sp cq environment

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

It takes place in the upper and lower areas of Scott Ave.

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

For the lower side, it is busier with prostitutes and easy access to areas where they are able to complete the transactions. There are also some bars like Luckys where they can do it inside and some of the bartenders are in on it. For the upper area, richer and younger men are available.

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

They are different because the upper area of Scott ave has more patrol than the lower area.

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

The lower area of Scott ave is harmed more because a lot of people refuse to stroll through the area. They refuse to go shopping in area, and there is one man who is struggling to rent out building because of the rise of prostitution.

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

Businesses like bars and liquor stores benefit more from street prostitution.

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

The lower part of Scott ave has been experiencing street prostitution for some years now and its new in the upper part. I think the size market is decent sized in the lower part.

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

I think street prostitution is more dangerous for the workers than it is for the clients.

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

The lower part is busy with prostitution and drug crimes.

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

Drug crimes. They are pretty related to street prostitution because some of the workers use these drugs themselves and the dealers expect some profit back.

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

I think it would reappear in the lower area only because the area used to be a great community 30 years ago and is now terrible. If they did force it out, it would reappear quickly.

rqreyes: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Pretty consistent, a lot of the clients prefer oral sex because of how easy and cheap it is.

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

Vehicles.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

A lot of these transactions occur in vehicles in dark lit areas. Some of these occur in sleezy bars, a common one is Lucky's.

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

Most clients look for prostitutes they are familiar with and are not on drugs. They make sure to only do transactions with prostitutes they believe carry no diseases.

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