Sarah.22: 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 are family men; married, children, have money, etc.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

If they have nothing to lose, they're very committed.

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

Residents, they are worried about the area becoming less safe and businesses going away. They feel as the police isn'd doing anything to help.

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

eporras: Sp cq pimps

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

yes

eporras: Sp cq clients johns

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

The clients range in age but usually are lonely and live in the area.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

The clients are committed enough, although some may take more risks than others they all equally have a fear of getting caught.

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

Groups that are concerned would be the higher ranking or those who are well known because they are more afraid of getting caught my family than they are of paying a fine.

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

Depends on the risk versus reward, depending on who is it or what the situation depends on the commitment to getting the task complete

Sean Coccia: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Street prostitutes and clients negotiate, and complete sexual transactions is for either money or drugs. Since many prostitutes have a substance abuse problem, the clients will by drugs in exchange for oral sex.

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

Clients solicit prostitutes form a vehicle.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

sexual transaction can take place in multiple areas for example, client's car, hotel, or secluded area nearby.

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

prostitutes and clients take precautions to prevent sexually transmitted disease such as wearing condoms and taking STD tests.

john_bay87: Sp cq clients johns

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

Most of them are males, with families, and that have no criminal record

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

They are pretty committed. Most of the clients know the girls and if they don’t see someone they know they will come back the next day or they will look for someone that looks safe and without disease.

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

The ones with families because they don’t want them to find out

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

They are pretty committed, some will find a safe secluded spot to discuss payment with the prostitution without causing a scene

Sean Coccia: Sp cq police community members

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

In the beginning, the police were not too concerned about the prostitution. Until backlash came from City council representative Judy Owens challenged the mayor to act quickly. With the community demanding more effort from the police, the mayor made the decision to find a viable solution.

2. How concerned is the community?

Some members of the community are growing more concerned about the changes on Breeze Street and Scott Avenue, especially local business owners and specific customers. The personal story of seeing obvious prostitution on the walk from the parking lot, coupled with the restaurant owner's remark that "the street had changed for the worse".

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

The groups that are particularly concerned are some of the businesses in that area. They believe with the prostitution and high crime it is pushing costumers away and ultimately making their business go down. As Ken Harrison stated "I have even had good customers complain that they have been solicited on their way into the store. I am afraid my best customers are going to stop coming". Also, the residents are concerned with their safety in the community. As some have explained walking and seeing crimes being committed.

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

The community members who oppose street prostitution are active in dismissing the high prostitution and drug problem they are having. An example of this is the church on Barton St. is offering offer job training and drug rehabilitation programs.

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

The community is willing to tolerate no level of street prostitution.

john_bay87: 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?

High foot traffic areas

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

There is more prostitution in areas of hotels and liquor stores and less around areas where there is less foot traffic such as a furniture store. Around the furniture store it is less likely for someone to be interested in a sex worker, because they are on a “mission” to get new furniture for example.

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

The furniture store and the dry cleaners

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

Hotels, night clubs, and bars

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

It is fairly new. From witness statements the neighborhood used to be a quiet “clean” neighborhood. I believe that it is still growing, due to the fact that there are business owners helping prostitution in order to receive for business.

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

It is fairly dangerous, because there are many accounts of robberies, crimes against persons, and car burglaries in those prostitution areas.

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

They are busy with other activities

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

Drug crime occurs a frequent amount. It relates to prostitution, because prostitution may not only be selling there body but also drugs. There is also a staggering amount of crimes against persons, probably because a client was dissatisfied with the prostitutions services and commits a crime against said person.

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

In other high foot traffic areas with hotels and night activities such as bars and night clubs.

jabroc1467: Sp cq clients johns

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

most are married, employed and come in to the area from outside...

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

drug and prostitution crimes

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

community organization, residents

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

They do not like to delve out of the ordinary. Mainly stay on the main streets

jabroc1467: Sp cq pimps

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

yes

klwinter02: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Often in drugs or money, but typically up front in case they are caught by cops or the girl needs to make a quick escape.

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

Mainly from vehicles

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Usually in vehicles or they go to the motel

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

Yes, most girls have prescription antibiotics and use condoms

Subscribe to