kdelacru: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Some clients may negotiate down a price or offer drugs for payment. Most of the prostitutes are known for using drugs and will accept them as payment.

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

Clients will typically solicit prostitutes from their vehicle because it is more discreet.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Sexual transactions typically occur near hotels or secluded areas. Some girls also find clients in bars or clubs.

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

Condoms are often found scattered throughout the streets. If the prostitute uses drugs, they will be less likely to use a condom, thus being at greater risk for constracting a sexually transmitted disease.

kquevedo: 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)?

- Several different forms

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

- Most likely to have criminal history
- Mostly likely to have involvement in some kind of rehab

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

Yes

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

- Pretty committed for only a certain limited amount of time

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

- Pretty committed

kdelacru: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, but the rate of prostitution is concentrated mostly in he lower block of Scott avenue.

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

This hot spot is located near a hotel and motel, and there is also a liquor store nearby.

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

Prostitution occurs in several areas, but they are different in how offen prostitution occurs there. Prostitution is also more likely to occur where there is a hotel or motel nearby.

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

Typically businesses that are harmed by street prostitution are stores, malls, and dry cleaners, as well as professional businesses like engineering.

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

The businesses that support or turn a blind eye to street prostitution are the hotels and bars. They are likely benefitting from the increase or maintenance of customers.

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

Some areas where prostitution occurs are new as they have shifted to other areas. Most of the prostitution is concentrated in the lower block of Scott avenue.

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

These areas where prostitutes work are known to be dangerous. In areas where drug use is more prevalent, it may be more dangerous.

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

Prostitution usually occurs in areas where there are other activities occuring, such as near clubs or bars.

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

Other crimes occuring in this area are robberies, assaults, and thefts from vehicles.

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

Street prostitution would like reappear in areas where there are buisnesses that cater to night-life (like bars, clbus, and liqour stores) and nearby hotels.

kquevedo: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

- There's usually an area of them out on the streets where the clients know where to find them. They talk and agree, make a deal. Then they move to another place where they can do what they agreed on.

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

Both but mostly in vehicles

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Cars or hotels near Scott Avenue

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

- Most likely not

mguffe11: Sp cq environment

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

Street prostitution often takes place in multiple areas.

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

Attractive areas include those near drugs, those with low police presence, and darker areas.

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

They are around different businesses. Some have less police presence or are closer to drug markets.

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

Higher-end businesses are more worried about inappropriate behavior in/aroud their business.

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

Bars and hotels/motels benefit from prostitution because they and their dates are customers.

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

Street prostitution is relatively older, but there have been an increase in prostitutes.

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

Areas are relatively safe for clients, since safety is something they are concerned with.

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

-Areas usually have businesses around.

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

Drug crimes are heavily related to prostitution, and they occur close to areas where prostitution does.

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

Prostitution might occur in similar areas, likely those with lower police presence or with more drugs.

DanHennessy: 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)?

N/A

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

From the interviews given, all we know is that a majority of prostitutes have a history of drug abuse, lack of home life, and extenuating circumstances forcing them into the work as a prostitute.

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

N/A

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, some are victims of assault.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Prostitutes are a good bit committed as they have learned the ins and outs to survive in the business of prostitution to stay safe and make the best money.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

If a prostitute has regulars in an area, they might be more committed to an area, but in the end their value their own safety first and foremost. They will move to safer areas if required.

kquevedo: Sp cq police community members

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

- Highly concerned since it's only getting worse.

2. How concerned is the community?

- Highly concerned because there have been witnesses of the crime.

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

- The residents are concerned because they feel it makes the area unsafe (they realize the area is getting bad)
- Business owners: It can scare their customers away

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

- They are pretty organize and active.

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

- Not tolerating the level it's at now and the tolerance is low.

DanHennessy: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Client offers up what they have(money/drugs) and what they want. The prostitute will counter or accept, then bring them to a location.

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

Most clients solicit from a car driving up to the prostitute. Others might be found within bars/clubs and at events going on in the area.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Either in the client's car, an abandoned building, a bar bathroom, or a motel/inn.

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

Yes, the use of condoms is a necessity/must for most.

DanHennessy: Sp cq police community members

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

The police know the issue is large, but requires copious amounts of effort to actually diminish the problem. The commander also says the community knows little, so if they just keep it like that its fine.

2. How concerned is the community?

The community is quite concerned. Always bringing up the problem at meetings or expressing their feelings to the police about the issue, and how they feel unsafe.

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

Older groups are more concerned as they are vulnerable and feel unsafe after certain hours. People who enjoy the shops will not go out after certain hours when prostitutes come out to work.

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

The community members who own real estate or want the are to build up are quite up in arms against prostitution because they know the heavy presence will drive off potential investors, people moving into the area.

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

If the level of drug dealing is significant, some of the prostitution can be overlooked.

kdelacru: Sp cq police community members

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

The police departments is concerned about the growing number of arrests for prostitution. They are stressed from the repeat offenders and believe there is no deterrence from continuing to turn to prostitution.

2. How concerned is the community?

The community is growing more concerned about the increased number of prostituties, clients, and drug use that occurs in the afternoon to late night hours.

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

Service providers such as health workers and social workers are the most concerned. They are concerned about their drug use, their risk of contracting a disease, and their overall physical wellbeing and safety.

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

Community members in opposition of street prostitution agree that there is a growing problem negatively impacting the community, but they feel that the police department and public officials are not making enough of an effort to address this problem.

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

They are not willing to tolerate any level of street prostitution and have expressed disatisfaction with officials and the mayor of not acting against the street prostitution problem.

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