naty1718: Sp cq police community members

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

The police are somewhat concerned, but they focus on arrests and moving prostitutes along because they don't have enough resources to stop the problem completely.

2. How concerned is the community?

The community is very concerned, especially residents and business owners They worry about saftey, crime, and the neighborhood's reputation.

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

The groups concerened are residents, worried about saftey and seeing prostitution openly. Business owners, worried it scares away customers and hurts their stores. Community leaders, want police to act and safer streets. Service providers, concerned about drugs, abuse and woman's saftey.

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

Some groups, like the neighborhood watch, are active and report complaints regularly. They attend meetings and try to support programs, but they feel limited because police can't fully handle the problem.

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

The sommunity is willing to tolerate very little. Residents want prostitution and drug activity reduced or moved out, and they especially don't wan it near businesses or areas where families go.

cpcrima: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Pretty comon

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

On foot

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Bars

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

No some don't wear condoms in the process

cpcrima: Sp cq environment

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

Yes you can see it take place a lot throughout the city but mainly near hotel rooms

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

when there is dim light, abandon buildings

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

Night life party setting but some take place in abandon areas

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

Cleaners businesses

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

Clubs

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

Some is new but majority occurs within the same area

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

Yes, some rather meet in lonely dark areas

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

Busy with other activities

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

Drug offenses

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

Yes, as we are not looking at the root problem the people who are handling this illegal business

cpcrima: Sp cq pimps

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

Yes and in some cases they even work for hotel owners, bars

cpcrima: Sp cq current response

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

They just arrest them and don't really focus on the johns

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

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

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

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

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

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

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

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Yes some seek support but only when violence comes into the picture

naty1718: Sp cq pimps

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

Most of the prositutes don't seem to work for pimps or anyone who takes their money. They mostly work on their own and choose their own clients and areas, some use bars or hotels to meet clients, but the owners dont take a cut. A few of the woman use drugs, which affects what they do, but there's no sign of pimps controlling them.

cpcrima: Sp cq police community members

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

Not as concerned.

2. How concerned is the community?

Very concerned multiple people from the community but then theres people who aren't and claim to mind their own business

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

Business groupds, advocates

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

They aren't but some would want to protest

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

Red lights or specific zones where prostitution may be allowed

joeyharrington: 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)?

While there are some cases of different forms of prostitution, the majority of cases seem to involve 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 interviewed in this case were all young women, many of which had criminal histories involving substance abuse. A high commonality among the prostitutes interviewed was their feeling that they were in dangerous situations.

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

Crimes committed by the prostitutes against the clients seem to be rare. The prostitutes were more likely to report being victims of a crime than being perpetrators.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Street prostitutes are often victims of crime. Some prostitutes report being assaulted by clients, while others report being harassed by drug dealers to whom they owe money.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Prostitutes appear to be committed to prostitution out of desperation, rather than due to a choice they're making. Many are doing it to pay for their drug addiction or to simply support themselves.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Prostitutes are very committed to locations where they are being supported by local businesses and where they do not feel a sense of danger due to the police or drug dealers.

naty1718: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, it happends mostly in the lower blocks of Scott Ave. but also moves to the upper blocks or nearby neighborhoods when police pressure is high.

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

The areas are attractive because there are bars, drug houses, and low police presence. Prostitutes can find clients easily, and some streets are busy enough to provide cover.

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

They similar as all areas have clients, bars, drugs activity nearby. Prostitutes can work there openly and get business. The lower blocks are more dangerous and connected to drugs, while the upper blocks have higher-paying clients and are safer for prostitutes.

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

Business that rely on shoppers and families, like stores and resturants, are hurt. Residents avoid the area, and new businessess are reluctant to move in.

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

Some bars and hourly-rent hotels indireclty benefit because prostitutes and clients use their spaces. They may get more customers, but usually no sex happens inside the businesses.

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

The market is long standin especially in the lower blocks. It has grown recently because police only move prostitutes along instead of stopping the activity, and drug use continues.

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

Lower blocks are considered dangerous for prostitutes, bult clients think some areas are relatively safe if they stay discreet. Upper blocks are safer for prostitues and clients

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

These areas are busy with bars, stores, and drug activity, not completely isolated. So prostitutions happen in plain sight without attracting to much attention.

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

Other crimes are drugs, dealing assaults and public disturbances. Many are connected to prostitutions, especially when drugs are exchanged for sex or clients act violently.

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

It would likely move to nearby neighborhoods or upper blocks of Scott Ave., where there are still clients, bars or drug acticity, prostitutes follow demand and safer areas.

cpcrima: Sp cq drugs

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

They're willing to go to the extent of selling people in the bar setting

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

yes

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, some men offer to give them drugs in exchange for oral sex

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