galvarez1140: Sp cq police community members

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

The police department is concerned but they to see cause to arresting them because its not a solution to the problem.

2. How concerned is the community?

the community is more concerned. There is a resident that always cleanse up the needles and condoms in the early morning before the kids go outside

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

the residents are concerned because they don’t want the kids expose to that and they want their neighborhood to be nice.

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

Some members Mae sure to clean up the mess the prostitutes leave behind and some get reported.

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

They don’t like when they go in the car and park near the house and leave 10 to 15 minute later.

galvarez1140: Sp cq drugs

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

The prostitutes themselves are doing drugs

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

Yes because their clients are the prostitutes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

No, most guys don’t like that the girls do drugs and seek girls who don’t do them .

galvarez1140: Sp cq clients johns

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

Client Richard Meyer, He was arrested for soliciting an undercover cop.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

This client isn’t too committed due to the fact that he’s not risk willing to get caught and wants to avoid getting a disease.

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

They have expressed concerns about getting caught and getting diseases.

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

They seem to stick to soliciting on Scott ave.

Randy Dyke: 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 several forms of prostitution

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

the prostitutes are well known and their information is on file

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

yes the prostitute has been know to rob their johns

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

yes prostitution comes with violence and reports to the hospitals quite often

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

most prostitutes are very committed to their job

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

they like the money area but are willing to move along when told

Randy Dyke: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

on the curb

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

mostly from a vehicle

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

in the car, or in a motel room

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

yes most prostitutes require the use of condoms

Randy Dyke: Sp cq police community members

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

The police department is not that concerned about it they will just move it along to a different area

2. How concerned is the community?

some of the community is very concerned and worried about the future of their business

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

the girls are concerned wanting more resources to aid them in finding other kinds of work. Business owners and their future. johns with being caught up in such activity

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

There is not much orginazation with the community members on the subject

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

none

Randy Dyke: Sp cq pimps

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

Yes some of them do but not all

Randy Dyke: Sp cq environment

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

Yes street prostitution is all over; it cannot be contained in one area

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

Heavy business and bar areas

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

Prosetitution is in different areas it is just less costly in some areas there is alway some violence and drug dealing

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

department stores, small businesses, any business that is open to the public such as furniture stores.

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

Bars and clubs

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

Yes the market is old and has increased with developement

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

Prostitution areas are normally tangled with violence

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

Street prositution is not isolated and increases with the bar and club scenes

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

Normally there is car breakins and petty thefts

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

in the bars

Randy Dyke: Sp cq drugs

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

Especially in the lowe end of Scott Ave. most of the working girls are involved in drugs in one way or another

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

The Prostitute trade and the drug trade work hand in hand

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes many of the clients share or trade drugs for sex

Randy Dyke: Sp cq current response

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

The girls are arrested, but the problem is that they get processed and released back to the street in a matter of minutes

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

I dont know

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

Community service

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?

The sentences handed out are minimal and seldom enforced

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

Several officers tell the irls to move along get to the bottom end of Scott Ave. and don't return

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

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

There are treatment centers but the girls come in stay long enough to get her feet under her and back to the street they go.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Yes they due use the resources offered however there is not enough offered.

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