chey.1212: Sp cq police community members

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

the department appears to be moderately concerned about the issue.

2. How concerned is the community?

the community is highly concerned because of the recent murder of a 29 year old prostitute.

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

city officials and counselors and social service members, local residents, business owners.violence against prostitutes by clients, drug involvement in the area and the low reporting on abuse.

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

the community concern is growing through public discussion media coverage and statements from city officials.

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

they want the level that they are at to reduce significantly because of complaints.

Dshargrove: Sp cq police community members

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

Very. Some officers say they don not have the resources to manpower to handle street prostitution that is going on. There are concerns about cost.

2. How concerned is the community?

Very. They have concerns that streetwalkers make it impossible to interact with new business to the area. Some have concerns about the drug problem

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

I would say they all are to an extent. Because it is affecting a lot of people especially the ones who have businesses and live there.

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

They are trying and there is a church that offers self help workshop for women of the streets.

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

None. It seems to intefere with business and keep the streets clean of drugs.

chey.1212: Sp cq pimps

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

it does not confirm if the prostitutes benefit from their income or earnings as well as if they work for any pimps or organization.

chey.1212: Sp cq environment

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

a few street blocks in the downtown area

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

nightlife activity and abandoned buildings or low guardianship areas

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

there's no confirmed multiple areas

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

restaurants, entertainment venues, bars and nightlife activity businesses

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

bars and few nightlife establishments

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

not new but more recently has gotten worse

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

a murder has recently occurred there, drug involvement and the increase in violence.

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

yes busy with nightlife activity

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

homicide, drug activity, violence against prostitutes

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

other downtown areas or areas with bars and nightlife activity.

chey.1212: Sp cq drugs

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

drugs may have been involved at the murder scene, suggesting a possible connection between drug use and street prostitution activity.

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

there is an overlap of prostitution and drug related offenses in the same area.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

there is a possibility but no conformation on if its directly exchanged.

Dshargrove: Sp cq drugs

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

Prostitutes will accept drug or money for their payment to get a fix.

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

Yes, very close and I believe that is what is making street prostitution worse.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

In some instances yes.

Dshargrove: Sp cq environment

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

Yes. The migrate to whichever location they think is the most accessible.

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

When there are a lot of people out. They are typically in front of bars or local taverns.

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

I would say they are too much different.

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

After hours in front of bars and local taverns. This is where they hangout and clients know they would be out at that time.

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

Bars. Some prostitutes give the bars cash for them to be in there and to potentially get a client from within the bar itself.

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

Old. The size if roughly the same and is only getting. The community has lost hope and most feel as if the girls cannot be stopped. So within prevention it leads to growth.

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

Yes. Most of the prostitutes are assaulted and the area is known. Some nights the area is not safe due to high population and when that occurs the most danger arises.

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 trafficking is just as bad as prostitution in this area.

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

In the same location or not too far from the spot they were forced out of.

chey.1212: Sp cq current response

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

responding through arrests related to any prostitution offense. the arrests have doubled in the last 6 months on prostitution cases.

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

there are often diversion programs for this type of case as well but its unknown if those are prioritized for this case.

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

fines, short jail time period, probation, mandatory programs, community service, and longer jail sentences.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

diversion programs are typically completed. Probation is a 50/50 on completion, short jail sentences are usually served.

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

arrests alone have not reduced the problem of prostitution. sentences may have little deterrence on future involvement.

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

other strategies like more warnings, diversion programs, or problem oriented policing responses.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

this case suggest that the current responses aren't particularly effective.

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

local shelter for battered women with support services that are for victims of abuse including prostitutes that have experienced violence.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

many prostitutes do not report abuse, this indicates the services may be underused or difficult for prostitutes to access.

Dshargrove: 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 different forms of street prostitution.

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

Most of them are drug addicts and do not have anywhere to live and this is their life and job. Some are addicted to heroin and dope.

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

Yes. Some of their clients have good jobs and some take advantage of that.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, they can be the victim of crime. Just because they are prostitutes doesn't mean they cannot be victimized.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

Some do it when they can like 3 to 5 days and some do it everyday.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

Seems as if it depends on the environment. If it is too busy they will find a hotel for privacy or they will stay along busy streets to do what they do.

chey.1212: Sp cq clients johns

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

one suspect connected to the murder is 33 years old but suggested clients are adult men.
race- not mentioned
no information given about clients jobs.
suspect was found in an abandoned warehouse near the scene but no residency is confirmed.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

there is a continued demand for street prostitution in the area. some clients stay so long they are more likely to become highly involved with dangerous activity that occurs while showing serious commitment to engaging with prostitutes.

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

counselors and shelters for battered women concerned because street prostitutions are experiencing more violence from clients. city and government council because the prostitution is growing pretty rapidly and becoming more violent. the community also shows concern due to the murder and increasing in violent crimes from prostitution. the low reporting rates of abuse by prostitutes.

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

clients will actively seek prostitutes in the specific downtown area, continued activity and violence suggest that there's repeated interactions between clients and prostitutes in the area.

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