SINDYM: Sp cq police community members

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

The police department has not done much about it, and they seem to brush aside the problem because they do not have enough resources

2. How concerned is the community?

The community is very concerned because the problem is worsening day by day, there has been a lot of violence, and now people are even dying.

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

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

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

SINDYM: Sp cq environment

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

Takes place in multiple areas.

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

near-abandoned building since it is more isolated. But also the transited streets and near drug stores.

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

Bars and drug stores are the common ones, because they are similar in the aspect that people who go there are either under the influence or seeking to be. The difference would be the main streets and sketchy places because they are either more secluded or open.

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

shopping places, local businesses

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

Bars, liquor stores, clubs

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

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

The clients said they preferred the main street because it was less dangerous and the prostitutes were cleaner than those on the sketchy places.

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

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

Alcohol and drug intake. Because the prostitutes would do their job for some drugs and they can get more clients if they are under the influence.

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

If they are forced out of the main street they would just go to the sketchy alleyways or to the clubs instead.

SINDYM: Sp cq clients johns

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

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

They seem to be committed to it if they keep going back to the prostitutes

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

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

They prefer to stay in the main street and not go to a sketchy place.

SINDYM: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

The clients might offer drugs or money in exchange for oral sex/sex.

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

Most likely from a vehicle

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

The main street

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

Some clients seem to care but they only try to go with the regulars

chiamaka: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

They haggle on prices and agree once they're both satisfied

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

Usually from a vehicle

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Usually in their cars or sometimes in a motel room

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

Most times yes, but sometimes, especially if they're high, they tend to forget

chiamaka: 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)?

It doesn’t take only one form but most of the dynamics are male customers and female prostitutions

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

This is usually a last resort for them and they ages range from young adults to middle aged. Some use substances

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

Yes they do

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes they are

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

They usually just view it as jobs. According to one of the former prostitutes, if they are aware of the options they have, they would leave.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

They are often committed to their locations because that's where they meet up with regulars

chiamaka: Sp cq drugs

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

Drug plays a major role in prostitution. A lot of prostitutes do what they do because they crave drugs, a lot of clients bait prostitutions with drugs

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

Yes they are

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes they do

chiamaka: Sp cq pimps

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

Not all prostitutes have pimps

Giodude05: Sp cq clients johns

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

What is known about the clients is that many of them are family men, men of high positions of power, high socio-economic status, married, are residences, and rarely have a criminal history. What’s even worse is that some of those men are even police officers from different districts.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Some of the clients I interviewed said that they only committed to prostitutes that they have already “meet” with. However besides that clients I think it’s fair to assume that the clients aren’t too committed to the prostitutes.

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

The groups that are particularly concerned with the prostitution epidemic are the businesses owners, residents, police staff, service providers, community leaders, basically everyone. The businesses owners are concerned because prostitutes outside of their establishment negatively impacts their profits. Residents are concerned because they don’t wanna see prostitutes in their town. Police staff are concerned because they keep getting more calls about prostitutes which is taking up valuable time and resources. Service providers are concerned because they don’t want to see the prostitutes continue in their violent cycle of self-destruction. Lastly, the community leaders are concerned because the residents are calling on them to do something and need to stop this in order to better the city.

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

At least with the John’s that I interviewed some were not as committed to soliciting prostitutes on the street or in a particular area. This is because the John’s (clients) have a big fear of being caught and thus fear their family, friends, and community find out that they were caught with a prostitute.

chiamaka: Sp cq clients johns

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

Honestly any man can be a client, from college aged students to middle aged men.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

They are apparently very committed. According to one of the prostitutes, the Johns will leave when they sense that they might get caught but almost always come back the next day

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

Shop owners seem to be are the most concerned about the rise in prostitution because of the drug paraphernalia and the occasional passed out prostitute in front of their shop

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

The John's are usually committed but they arre also able to find prostitutes in bars and clubs

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