zul: Sp cq police community members

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

Police departments are concerned but know that focusing on prostitution takes away from focusing on other crimes.

2. How concerned is the community?

The community does grow concerned for women that have fallen in bad paths. That is why there is people who look after and take care of these women, and create programs to help these women break out of their bad habits.

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

groups like nurses and pastors as well as social workers are the people who grow most concerned for the women who have fallen in to the prostitution system.

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

They are very active.

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

People who are willing to help have been willing to tolerate a great deal of street prostitution.

zul: Sp cq pimps

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

Yes they do, in the prostitution world. Prostitutes will find any way to make an income or get work to them.

zul: Sp cq environment

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

Yes it takes place in various roads, clubs, and locations.

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

places with dim lights or that attract people with drug addictions and businesses.

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

Various areas have different things to offer for prostitutes. Some setting attract more clients for them while other settings are more lowkey and amplify different types of "markets".

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

Some business like bars and clubs that do not condone the drug market or agree with prostitution are being damaged by the presence of prostitution.

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

Business that are focused on the sales of drugs or that want to attract people that are ready to spend on substances, alcohol, and prostitution.

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

The street prostitution in areas are for the most part old and have already established clientele that know where to look and find prostitutes or drugs.

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

Most street prostitution areas have been known for being more dangerous than safe.

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

they are busy with other activities for some instances, but may also be isolated in order to not attract a lot of attention from officers who can question and arrest them.

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

Drug trades and trafficking is also common.

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

I would predict for it to reappear in an area nearby or at other clubs and bars.

zul: Sp cq drugs

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

Prostitutes and pimps for the most part are very involved in the drug business. Some prostitutes even exchange services for drugs with some dealers, or have even created credits that they owe and need to pay off. Some client though just go for the pleasure and are not very interested in the drug sale, but it is rare to hear such clients.

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

Yes they are near each other.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes they do.

zul: Sp cq current response

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

The police department currently arresting people that they believe may be involved in any street prostitution, and some officers believe that there needs to be something done but in the courts system. Departments have also sent out undercover officers to collect information and detain suspects who they have built a case on.

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

The prosecutors currently get delivered cases that have been built up by officers and then later are dropped or reduced.

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

Some prostitutes who have been convicted sometimes get their cases dropped or very reduced sentences.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Yes they do.

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

A sentence may create more chances for the defendant to leave jail with more motivation to better themselves on the outside.

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

Officers other than arrest prostitutes they may also at times move them away or give them a warning to move out of the streets.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

I do not think that just moving the prostitutes from location is very effective In sense of reducing prostitution on the streets.

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

There are many resources for prostitutes like family services, shelters, drug abuse programs, as well as resources like hospitals and bartenders that look out for women who may need help.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Yes some women do use the services available to get back on their feet and create a better life for themselves.

Kaia Fox: 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)?

Majority is female prostitutes with male clients

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

They are younger females whose prior arrests consist of drugs and prostitution-related crimes. Very few utilize services readily available.

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

Typically not

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Often yes

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Committed enough to do it as a service, especially if they work indoors

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Not very committed, they are often focused in the lower areas but are always willing to move wherever the johns want

Kaia Fox: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Out in the streets before occuring in the car

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

On foot

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

In front of bars or in alleys

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

Condoms

Kaia Fox: Sp cq police community members

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

Less about why it is occurring frequently and more about having them arrested

2. How concerned is the community?

Very conerned

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

Residents because used condoms and needles are found

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

They are active but not collectively oragnized

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

Some are willing to tolerate if it means that the drug and biohazard issues concerned with the prostitution is taken care of

Kaia Fox: Sp cq pimps

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

Yes

Kaia Fox: 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?

Foot and vehicle traffic, business, busyness, average income

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

Higher numbers tend to be in the same areas as the drug ones

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

Any that are not bars

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

Bars

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?

Safe for clients, dangerous for prostitutes

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

Drug activities, the 200-300s have been seen with robberies

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

Drugs, robberies, car

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

Any area that has similar businesses or in areas located away from busy areas to reduce interruptions like alleys

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