Grant McClymont: Sp cq police community members

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

Somewhat concerned about it, mostly for the safety of the prostitute and the johns.

2. How concerned is the community?

Somewhat concerned, not as involved as the police are with the issue.

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

Mostly the hospital staff and police department.

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

They are kind of organized and they help the police by giving away the prostitutions locations.

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

When it is not in a busy neighborhood, certain business, or near places with children.

Grant McClymont: Sp cq pimps

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

Sometimes depending on the individual and how they like to conduct their work.

Grant McClymont: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, they can happen all over cities mostly in darker places where they are less likely to be noticed by police.

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

Busy, dark, near bars and hotels. Places where a lot of men typically gather.

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

There are almost always the same, some are more protective of their corners than others.

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

Bars, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and other stores where they like to draw attention.

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

Bars, Liquor stores, and hotels.

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

I believe that it is old, prostitution is everywhere due to it worsening in some areas growing in size. Prostitution has gotten bigger, mostly with teens who are unlucky when it comes to job hunting and influential mindsets.

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

Yes, some areas where gangs and drugs are usually seen, some prostitutes are known for drugging and robbing their johns.

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

Most are isolated but in crime ridden cities they are less likely to hide and instead reside in busier areas.

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

Drug dealing, gang violence, thefts, robberies, and more.

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

Across the town and city from where they originally are close by.

Grant McClymont: Sp cq drugs

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

there was a lot of drugs usage and use mostly prescription drugs and cocaine.

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

They are relatively close to each other

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Not always but there are multiple cases where they are.

Grant McClymont: Sp cq current response

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

They target buyers in an attempt to reduce the levels of prostitution happening, without johns the prostitution would stop. They also try to detect any human trafficking within the prostitutions.

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

They are declining and dismissing the charges against prostitution, they are recommending to not file charges if it is two consenting adults and that no coercion or trafficking is happening between the buyer and the seller.

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

They are rarely sentenced because most decline to file charges, dismiss the cases, and use diversion instead of conviction. But if they are convicted, there would be a fine of fifty or more, jail time for up to thirty days, probation for six to twelve months, and counseling services such as drug treatment or community service.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

No, majority do not complete the sentences fully, mainly due to the sentence ending up being reduced or let go.

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

There is little to no effect on the prostitutions, however, the buyers become more distant from the prostitutes after their first few arrests. The prostitutes usually go back to working.

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

There is not much of a response that can be done, mostly they will speak with them briefly about what they are doing is wrong, they then warn them about the safety risks and ask them to leave particular areas.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

No, the prostitute will just often relocate and continue their work.

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

There are 24/7 crisis hotlines, human trafficking hotlines, 911 emergency shelter placements, and transportation to safe locations.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Some do but most do not, they are high use of smaller services such as outreach programs, harm reduction programs, and emergency health care systems.

Daven Hames: Sp cq current response

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

The officers are currently struggling with handling the prostitution, not having enough officers to run a case on the prostitution and the prostitution has gone up 12%.

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

The policy for the offense is currently very low.

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

they get sentenced about 6 months in jail but if they are a repeated offender they get sentenced for longer.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Yes, they do complete those sentences are released early

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

The prostitutes who were convicted live decent lives now and tend to not dapple in prostitution any longer.

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

The police officers normally tell them to go somewhere else so the normal citizens do not see them and they leave them off with a warning.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

it seems that there are no effective responses because the prostitution crime keeps on rising.

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

There is a place for battered women and many drug recovery places that are willing to take them in to help them.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

The prostitutes that are just trying to make a living use these services to get help but most of the prostitutes that are addicted to drugs do not go because they are too addicted to the drug they don't want to get off.

Grant McClymont: Sp cq clients johns

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

two of them where college students and the others were just random people. One of them was an undercover cop. But most of them seemed to be younger aged individuals and some of them were looking to get drugs from the prostitutes.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

they are seemingly committed and are often looking for their usual prostitute.

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

Community members, the residents, police officers, hospital staff, and business owners.

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

they are committed and they are worried about being caught and how it would affect them and their lives. They like to go to places where they know it is safer and less likely to get caught.

Daven Hames: Sp cq pimps

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

Most of the prostitutes do not have a pimp, but the ones who do involve themselves in drugs have a guy called the dope man, whom they owe money to.

Daven Hames: Sp cq clients johns

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

most all of the clients are male; there is no saying about the sex or age but most of them have jobs and do have money.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

The clients are pretty committed to prostitution, but more often than not, they are just out buying drugs and happen to find a prostitute.

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

The groups that are concerned about are the residents of the area they fear for their own and children's safety. there are needles or condoms lying around on the ground.

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

they are very committed to soliciting. one of the men that was interviewed said that he always goes to look for one, but he is scared if his friends, family, or work finds out.

Lath8n: Sp cq police community members

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

They aren't concerned about the prostitution really at all because they know all they can do is arrest these people, just for them to turn around and repeat the same crime after being released.

2. How concerned is the community?

Very, because to them, they are losing the comfort and safety of their neighborhoods due to the crime that the officers aren't getting rid of.

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

Church groups and community programs are concerned because prostitution brings other negative things to their area, such as trash like used condoms that have to be picked up before children can play, which isn't a great look for the community. Other community groups don't like it because it is ruining the area, as everything is being closed down over the crime.

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

They have voiced their concerns and made many complaints to law enforcement and the city to get rid of prostitution because it's affecting the residents of the community, but they haven't taken action on anything.

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

The groups said they were willing to oversee the prostitution if law enforcement would begin arresting drug dealers to get rid of the drug problem.

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