debod: Sp cq pimps
Some of the prostitutes work for drug dealers who they may owe money to. Not many have pimps.
debod: 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)?
Not specified. However from interviews, only one form is taken.
2. What is known about the prostitutes (e.g., age, gender, race, criminal history, social service history, substance abuse history, residence)?
Many of them have been arrested before. They’re also young women who have a history of substance abuse and drug addiction.
3. Do street prostitutes commit crimes against clients (e.g., robbery or theft)?
Yes. Some prostitutes rip off John’s when showing them where to get drugs and give prostitutes in the area a bad reputation.
4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?
yes. Some are assaulted by clients if they go to an area that is unsafe and has low traffic.
5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?
Some of them are desperate to make money, so they’re very committed to prostitution. They have spots set up and in mind to take clients in case police presence is high during that day or night.
6. How committed are they to a particular location?
They usually stay in areas near bars to avoid the risk being assaulted. They usually aim for places that have big sporting events or a convention that ca bring a big crowd of guys to town. They’re very committed.
eporras: 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 they are out there for a reason and so sometimes they will take anything as long as they are satisfied.
2. What is known about the prostitutes (e.g., age, gender, race, criminal history, social service history, substance abuse history, residence)?
They all come from different backgrounds but usually are addicts. They mostly are abused and look for an outlet.
3. Do street prostitutes commit crimes against clients (e.g., robbery or theft)?
Yes, they can range from robbery to assault
4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?
A lot of them understand what they are doing but others have no choice or way out.
5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?
depending on what they want they are highly committed and will do anything to get their fix.
6. How committed are they to a particular location?
They are very committed and do not tend to leave unless they are forced or the area become suspicious.
eporras: Sp cq sexual transactions
1. How, specifically, do street prostitutes and clients negotiate and complete sexual transactions?
Some have agreements beforehand they pay in case a cop comes, or they get caught and someone who are addicts will want drugs, while others will go cheap just to get a fix.
2. Do clients solicit prostitutes on foot or from a vehicle?
Mainly in a vehicle but with people around sometimes foot.
3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?
All over the place including parking lots, hotels, bathrooms of businesses, anywhere they feel they will not be caught.
4. Do prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted disease?
Some do by using condoms but other do not.
eporras: Sp cq police community members
1. How concerned is the police department about street prostitution?
Not very unless it is causing an issue right then or several complaints have been made.
2. How concerned is the community?
The community is concerned but they also do not know the extent of the prostitution problem that is actually happening.
3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?
Business owners and families with children. They are concerned because that is their way of living and they do not feel safe places they should.
4. How organized and active are community members who oppose street prostitution?
They are for the most part organized and know what they want to do, but are discouraged by the efforts the police make to protect their community.
5. What level of street prostitution are they willing to tolerate?
They are willing to tolerate prostitution as long as the drug problem is gone and strangers stay out of their neighborhood.
eporras: Sp cq environment
1. Does street prostitution take place in more than one area?
Yes, it takes place in more than one area depending on what areas are making money or what events are going on.
2. What conditions make the area(s) attractive for street prostitution?
When there is drugs, men, and alcohol this attracts prostitutes. Then adding sports games and events leads to high traffic in the areas.
3. If street prostitution occurs in several areas, how are they similar and different?
They are similar because it is all the same principal, but they are different because of the dangerousness and people involved.
4. What area businesses are harmed by the presence of street prostitution?
The dry cleaners because they have a fear of people using the facility for other uses than clothe cleaning, Mason engineering also is harmed because the amount of break ins and damages to cars in the lot, and the furniture store is also harmed because the condom problem in their loading dock is a bad look and customers tend to mention it or stray away.
5. What area businesses support and/or benefit from street prostitution?
The hotels and bars benefit from street prostitution because they in a way work with them. The hotels often rent rooms or allow them to pay for rooms in order to profit and it also is discrete, so they feel safe and keep going back. The bars benefit because it brings customers in.
6. Is the street prostitution market in each area old or new? Has it changed in size recently? If so, why?
It varies by what takes place some are new and some are old. They size have increased.
7. Do street prostitution areas have a reputation as being dangerous or safe for clients?
A little bit of both depending on how familiar they are with the area, and the prostitutes working the area
8. Are street prostitution areas isolated, or busy with other activities?
Typically they are busy, mainly with men when there is a sports game going on or other events happening in the area.
9. What other types of crime occur in the area? How much is related to street prostitution?
Robberies, assaults, there was even a homicide in the area. Majority of the crimes are related to prostitution because of the drug problem.
10. If street prostitution were forced out of a target area, where would you predict it might reappear?
It might reappear in the areas with drugs or where they find their fix.
debod: Sp cq sexual transactions
1. How, specifically, do street prostitutes and clients negotiate and complete sexual transactions?
They speak to each other and negotiate prices. Some of the share or exchange drugs to complete sexual transactions.
2. Do clients solicit prostitutes on foot or from a vehicle?
Most of the clients solicit from a vehicle or they’re dropped off to a bar or lounge by a taxi cab.
3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?
They take place in cars, inside some of the businesses that provide rooms for sexual translations and in the hotel that’s on the block. They also use vacant buildings.
4. Do prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually-transmitted disease?
It’s been reports of used condoms being on the streets near local businesses. However, drug use can decrease the likelihood of precautions being taken.
debod: 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 the clients have been arrested before relating to prostitution. Most of the clients are middle aged men.
2. How committed are clients to prostitution?
Clients drive down the block to look for drugs and find it easy to find prostitutes, especially around the areas where they buy drugs. They oftentimes use drugs as an exchange for prostitution.
3. What groups are particularly concerned and why? What specific concerns are expressed?
Some are concerned about being caught.
4. How committed are they to soliciting prostitutes on the street or in a particular area?
They usually find prostitutes as they drive down the street. Some drive by looking for drugs and prostitutes while others are solely on the lookout for prostitutes.
eporras: Sp cq drugs
1. To what extent are street prostitutes, clients and pimps engaged in the sale or use of drugs?
Highly involved and often use drugs as another form of payment for sex.
2. Are street prostitution and street drug markets near each other?
Yes, they are all in a close vicinity of each other.
3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?
Yes often the prostitutes are drug addicts and when desperate just want drugs instead of money
eporras: Sp cq current response
1. What is the police department's current policy in dealing with street prostitution?
As of right now, there is no policy put into place because there is not enough funding or resources to provide the officers to perform extra duties. If they are getting complaints sometimes, they will go in the area and tell them prostitutes to leave. This only pushes them to other areas, and it is just a cycle of them being pushed around the city. One officer even mentioned a criminal charge is too harsh for the actions. Another officer was caught with a prostitute.
2. What is the prosecutor's current policy regarding prostitution-related offenses?
They do not take it serious, and many times drop charges. This leads to them being right back on the street with in 24 hours. There was an instance where a plan please guilty when he get caught by an undercover cop renting rooms for prostitution and he plead guilty for a lesser punishment.
3. What are the typical sentences handed out to those who are convicted?
Usually verbal warnings or fines. If it is a reoffender, they will often refer to rehab
4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?
Yes but they only complete to go right back because of the punishment being easy.
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 also give verbal warnings, or threats to those they know to tell their families if caught seen again on the streets.
7. Are any of these responses especially effective?
Some of the verbal threats are effective but other than that they just go right back. If they tell them leave the area they just go and cause problems in another area instead of it being stopped.
8. What social, health and substance abuse treatment services are available to assist prostitutes?
There are drug rehab facilities, hospitals, court ordered help as well.
9. Are prostitutes using available services?
Some prostitutes go if they feel in danger or feel they have a chance of getting caught, but most are court ordered and only do it to prevent jail time.