sbadiei: Sp cq drugs

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

Many prostitutes will help clients find drugs, and some of them are drug users.

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

In some areas yes, since the prostitutes sometimes help the johns find drugs.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Only a few, not all. One reported that drug addicts will exchange sex for drugs.

sbadiei: 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)?

The prostitutes interviewed were female with male clients.

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

A few have been arrested (Violet, Tammy, Lacy, and Amy), while some are drug users (Lacy).

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

None of the street prostitutes interviewed stated that they have robbed their clients.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, some of the prostitutes reported that the johns get violent sometimes.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Committed, not many of them reported getting out of it, except one became an escort instead (Princess).

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Not very committed, they move around depending on if there is more clientele in a certain area.

sbadiei: Sp cq clients johns

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

Some of them have been arrested, but most of them are clients who only drive around the area if it is safe. One of them stated, "if my family, friends, or employer ever found out, I don't know what I'd do." They live around the area.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Some will only go to the area if they think they won't get caught, and some only do it in exchange for drugs (Jim Paxton).

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

The groups that are particularly concerned are the ones who have been caught, because they are scared to get caught again.

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

Not very committed, most of the clients only go if they think it's safe or if they can't get what they need (EX: drugs)

Asolis2013: 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)?

From what I've seen just one form which is female prostitutes and male clients.

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

Some of them are younger that are in college than others.

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

Yes it could be assault or the clients assaulting them.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Very committed.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Very committed because of how the area is.

Asolis2013: Sp cq drugs

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

Some do drugs maybe unwillingly and some don't do drugs.

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

Yes because of how the area is built.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes.

Asolis2013: Sp cq current response

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

Arresting them.

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

Arresting them.

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

One or a few nights in jail.

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?

It effects the communities.

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

Nothing else just arresting and sentencing.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

No.

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

None because the number of prostitutes goes up.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

No they are not.

Asolis2013: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

They meet on the streets and complete sexual transactions in their vehicles.

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

From a vehicle.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

In the clients car.

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

No.

Asolis2013: Sp cq pimps

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

I think most don't have pimps.

Asolis2013: Sp cq environment

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

Mostly in the lower part of Scott Avenue.

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

A lot more bars, businesses, alleys, streets that don't have a lot of patrol officers.

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

They are not in several areas just in the lower city.

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

Bars and businesses that don't allow prostitution.

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

Bars and businesses that promote street prostitution.

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

I think is kind of new because of the amount of complaints it is getting.

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

Dangerous because there is a lot of crimes that are being committed with prostitutes.

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

Busy with other activities.

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

Drug dealing

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

In a different part of the city where it attracts prostitution.

Asolis2013: Sp cq clients johns

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

A good amount of the clients are business owners.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Some are willing to pay or take down prostitution but others are fine with the issue.

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

The police and residents are the most concerned because of the high percentage of crimes that are going up in Scott Avenue.

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

The Clients (Johns) are committed to soliciting prostitutes the most out of every other group.

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