Giodude05: Sp cq drugs

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

Street prostitutes, clients and pimps all in some way do engage in the sale or use of drugs. Many of the prostitutes themselves are addicted to the use of drugs and find no problem in exchanging sex for drugs. Pimps although we’re barely mentioned probably also engage in the sale of drugs to make double the profit on the prostitutes. Lastly the clients are known to exchange drugs for sex with prostitutes, but also a small precent are also the dealers who sale the drugs thus exchanging it for sex.

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

They are most certainly near each other if not on top of each other. When looking at the map we saw that a great number of drug arrests happen exactly where sex offense happening as well. Also further evidence of this to be the case would be how many of the prostitutes themselves are addicted to the drugs, meaning that both markets are at the least in talks.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, it has been states by both prostitutes and John’s that prostitutes will happily exchange sex directly for drugs. This is because many of those same prostitutes are addicted to those drugs which helps them stop their craves.

Giodude05: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

The typical negotiation and complete sexual transactions is really only oral sex in the John’s vehicle in a dim lit area. The reason to why John’s request oral sex in their vehicles is because they don’t want to be seen or caught with a prostitute. Especially since most of these John’s are family men, men with high social standings, etc and don’t want to be seen or spotted with a prostitutes.

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

Typically clients solicit prostitutes from their vehicle as mentioned in the last question. Although there were some cases where the prostitutes actually bring clients to the Secrete Inn where do the deed.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Most of these sexual transactions take place on the street hence the name street prostitutes however, some do occur by near business that actively show support towards prostitutes and thus allow for sexual transactions to take place there.

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

I’m sure the prostitutes try to take precautions however I don’t remember in the interviews them saying they take precautions to prevent diseases. For the clients I also can’t say because only one of them “Richard Myers” said he takes precautions in preventing sexually-transmitted diseases. My overall conclusion is that both the prostitutes and clients aren’t taking any real precautions to preventing sexually-transmitted diseases.

Aaron Park: Sp cq environment

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

Street prostitution is primarily in this one area as it has become affiliated with prostitution and is where clients are driving around looking for prostitutes.

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

The area has restaurants/places to get drinks like a bar, a motel and dark ally ways.

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

The similarity relies on there being locations to hide and/or there being places of interest like bars, clubs and motels.

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

Restaurants and other non "party" like businesses are being harmed.

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

Businesses like motels, bars and clubs are benefitting from prostitution as they allow prostitutes to find clients and allow the clients to have a place in private.

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?

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?

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

Aaron Park: 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 street prostitution has been only 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)?

The prostitutes are middle aged to teenage females with some of them having substance abuse history.

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

From whom that was interviewed prostitutes are only committing the crime of being a proustite.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Street prostitutes are victims in their crimes as clients have abused them.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Some prostitutes are committed solely due to drug abuse with prostitution becoming a habit.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

These prostitutes are committed to this area as clients already affiliate this location with them and need to stay here due to that.

Aaron Park: Sp cq police community members

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

The police department is very concerned especially because public safety is at risk as well as the pressure they are receiving from the residents.

2. How concerned is the community?

The community is very concerned especially now that their safety is in danger.

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

Groups living and who are around Southern Scott Ave are particularly concerned as that is wear most of the prostitution is happening concerning their safety.

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

Though some business don't mind there being prostitutes as long as it's not involving them or if they are not breaking any laws the community is pressuring the city to do something.

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

Limiting prostitution to indoors, mainly off the streets including inside cars, would increase safety and remove concerns.

Giodude05: 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)?

No it only took the form as female prostitutes and male clients. Never once in my reading did I interviewed any homosexual or transvestite prostitutes.

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

What is known about the prostitutes is gender female, criminal history some having repeat sentencing, and most having current substance addiction to drugs. Age with never mention although if I had to guess probably 20-40 range. Race was bring up, residence can be considered, and social service history is mentioned at the beginning but was not brought up with the prostitutes themselves.

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

From all the interviews that I had with the John’s and prostitutes themselves none of them ever said that prostitutes commit crimes against clients. In fact it’s the John’s that commit crimes against the prostitutes.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

As I stated in the last question the John’s commit crimes against the prostitutes, which can insinuate that prostitutes are victims of crime like assault which go unreported.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

A great majority of them said in the interviews that they are addicted to drugs and needing to have a “hit” makes them committed to the prostitution scene a lot more than normally. The addiction is so bad that often prostitutes lower their prices to incentivize John’s to pay for their services.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

There are not as committed to a particular location as one might think. More often than not the prostitutes have said they like upper part of Scott Avenue due to better money and less violent John’s. But when there is a police presence many just leave to the lower blocks of Scott Avenue as a last resort due to needing money. However they also said that you are more likely to not be paid as much and are more likely to be assaulted.

Shazada: Sp cq police community members

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

Not very concerned.

2. How concerned is the community?

Very concerned.

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

Neighborhood groups and business groups are concerned. They are concerned about drug usage and strangers entering the neighborhood.

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

They are very well organized and active.

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

They are willing to tolerate anything as long as drug usage stops.

Shazada: Sp cq current response

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

Arresting them and putting them in jail or holding them.

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

N/A

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

Not long sentences.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

They do and go back out on the street.

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

N/A

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

They try to negotiate with the prostitutes.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

Yes.

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

The Church nearby offers treatment services as well as the rehab center to assist prostitutes.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Some are but most aren't because they do not know about it.

Shazada: Sp cq drugs

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

They are closed to all being engaged.

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

Yes, they are near each other.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Sometimes they do, mainly for oral sex.

Shazada: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, it does.

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

New businesses, bars, places of high crime, abandoned areas, dark hidden areas, and alleyways.

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

They are similar within the same prostitutes and same clients. They are different with different alleyways, businesses, and abandoned places to use.

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

Regular businesses like restaurants or supermarkets are harmed by their presence of them.

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

Bars, clubs, and hotels benefit from street prostitution.

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

The street prostitution is old but it has changed in size recently. More people are losing business and the prostitution market has increased.

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

Street prostitution areas have a reputation for being safe with clients except a few.

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

They are normally isolated.

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

Some minor assaults occur, one homicide, and indecency reports. Most are related to street prostitution.

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

It can reappear nearby considering the target area would be nearby for the other prostitutes.

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