sidneypollock: Sp cq drugs

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

Exchanging drugs for sexual acts

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

Yes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes

sidneypollock: Sp cq current response

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

They basically send them somewhere else because otherwise the charges will just be dropped.

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

They barely charge it out because it's so common.

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

The night in jail.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

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

Little to none

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

Relocation or ignore it.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

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

The church, social worker for drugs, batter women shelter.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Kambrose29: Sp cq environment

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

It can very from multiple streets and alleys.

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

There is low police coverage and not a lot of lights or people.

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

The prostitutes may be different as well as the clients; however, there could be a mix of clients and style of transaction.

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

Restaurants and stores are harmed by the presence of prostitution.

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

Hotels and clubs benefit from street prostitution because they usually share the same cliental.

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

The street market has grown in size, especially after the death less people are in the area, making it easier for certain activities to transpire.

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

Street prostitution areas have a reputation for being dangerous for clients due to the low police activity.

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

Street prostitution is busy with the drug trade and trafficking in the area as well. Also other crimes like theft.

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

Theft and robbery occur in the area, which is related to street prostitution because the people committing them are the ones facilitating the robberies or clients of the prostitutes.

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

They would probably appear in another low-surveillance area

sidneypollock: 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 drive past to scout out "safe" looking prostitutes. They are often there to by drugs.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Clients state that they often drive past for drugs or prostitution about once a week.

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

Residence and business owners. The town is going down hill and it is unsafe for children.

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

they are for it.

Kambrose29: 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)?

There are different forms like homosexual or transvestite.

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

They are usually young, but can be older, and are female and have substance abuse issues.

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

Some street prostitutes do rip off some of their clients and steal from them.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes street prostitutes can get beat on by their clients or pimps.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

They are very committed, depending on how desperate they are for money.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Some are very territorial over a spot they may have been working but if a spot is too "seedy" they'll move to the Main Street.

Kambrose29: Sp cq clients johns

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

Little is known about the clients, but they are people who have jobs and are either lower-class or middle-class, young to middle-aged men and little to no criminal history sometimes.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

These clients are committed to prostitution, some have regulars, and know all the ins and outs of who looks safe or not, and some go back when it doesn't look safe.

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

Groups concerned are probably middle-class men with some type of community or family status who don't want to get caught and have their case become public knowledge.

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

These guys are very committed to soliciting prostitutes. While some may go back home if known is seen in their area they usually go to, others would still and go find something.

Owen Bakken: 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)?

according to the pimps and prostitutes, there is only heterosexual transactions

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

the prostitutes can range in age. some of them have been through the justice system before. some are just looking for drugs in exchange for sex.

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

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

yes

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

100% committed

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

It depends on the hours of the day and how many cops are around

Owen Bakken: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

all of the time

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

usually from a vehicle but it can happen at bars

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

everywhere on Scott Avenue but mostly around Team Sports Bar, Mason Engineering, and Spot Free Drycleaners

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

some do and some dont

Owen Bakken: Sp cq drugs

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

one pimp mentioned he comes to the area for drugs but not prostitutes. other prostitutes said they exchange sex for dope.

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

yes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

yes

Owen Bakken: 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 seem like regular people looking for a fling. nothing high end or organized.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

they don't seem committed at all. only on occasion.

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

The residents and the business owners are mostly concerned about their safety

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

the pimps seem to not care what happens. the residents want prostitution gone for good

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