icharrison: Sp cq current response

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

They just push them along but it is mostly not a big concern for them since they have other responsibilities.

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

They can sign a summons to appear in court and they do not have to serve time.

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

unsure.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

No usually just take the summons to get it over with.

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

Usually doesn't effect anything. The same women are getting arrested on a regular basis and nothing is changing.

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

The tell them to move somewhere else to do their business or just increase patrol in the area to keep them away.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

No they just cause issues in another area.

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

The church officers services to women of the street and also drug abuse service.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

Many don't know about the services being provided or are scared to go.

Rhodrick Camacho: Sp cq drugs

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

Prostitutes, many of them use drugs or perhaps paid in drugs. This lets the clients abuse them even further. There seems to not be many pimps in this area so pimps engaging in the sale of drugs may not be as relevant.

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

Yes, sex offenses and drug offenses are correlated near each other in the streets.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, according to some interviews prostitutes will endure more abuse as long as they "get their fix."

icharrison: 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)?

Im sure there are several but mostly 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)?

Mostly young women, a lot with history of drug abuse and are victims of violence. Many live in violence. A lot also have kids at home that aren't taken care of.

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

Some but mosty not.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Sometimes they are assaulted by their clients

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

They are very committed. However some are only allowing themselves to be in a safe area where they are seen, however some just need their fix.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

They go where they make the most money. and typically the safer area is where they stay.

Rhodrick Camacho: Sp cq current response

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

It is arresting clients and prostitutes in the area.

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

They do not consider it a priority and many prostitutes are released the next day.

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

They are ordered to appear in court.

4. Do the prostitutes and clients complete those sentences?

Yes since they are released the next day.

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

It has little effect or deterrence.

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

They tend to try to relocate them to another area to mediate complaints with the residents.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

No since there are no actual deterrence in being arrested for prostitution, or if they are moved it simply disperses it to the other areas.

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

There is of course the Emergency rooms and hospitals. The woman's shelter also allows them to shelter there. Additionally there are local drug facilities that can help prostitutes with drug addictions.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

No. The drug treatment facilities help prostitutes when they have an overdose, but the women do not stay longer than necessary. The prostitutes also do not tell the healthcare providers of what occurred if they are injured or such for fear of being arrested themselves.

cberg: Sp cq clients johns

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

Typically younger, mostly college students

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

most are willing, and understand the risk.

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

residents and business owners

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

The residents are more concerned about the open air drug market that takes place in this area.

Rhodrick Camacho: 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 appear to be from all age groups and have no common attributes besides being near the problem area. Some of them may be violent or drug users and may also utilize drugs to entice more prostitutes as well.

There are also a decent amount of "family men" who are bored with the casual stuff they do, and find thrill with a hooker.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

They appear to be decently committed due to the inherent risk involved with prostitutions. They prowl the area to find their regulars which also suggests that they have been doing such activities for quite a while. They will also pay up front sometimes as well.

They also are up late at night to do so, which adds another layer of commitment.

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

Business owners and residents are two groups that are concerned. This is because it lowers the value of the area and causes disorder. This can bring in more crime and lower the already decreasing economic prosperity in the area because of it.

Healthcare professionals due to the amount of assaults at prostitutes that they get. They are not obligated to report the crimes to the police so they do not.

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

Clients are very committed to as previously stated. They roam the areas to search for their regular prostitutes.

icharrison: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

A client approaches and women and they talk about a price and if the prostitute agrees with it then they will usually get in the clients car quickly to not raise any flags on what is going on.

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

According to the client interviews, they all were driving and when they saw one they wanted they then talked to them. But for the most part remained in their vehicles.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Some hotels that offer hourly rates. Some in a car, cab or even in an alleyway. It can basically be anywhere.

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

Most require condoms, however one that use drugs are less likely to be concerned with safety

icharrison: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, there is 2 different parts of the main strip. One is more younger people and the prostitutes are able to make more money. Bu there is also the other end that is a little more sketchy and they make less money and it is more dangerous.

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

The type of businesses in the area. Around bars and motels are main areas.

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

Some places are better for not as well kept people. The types of bars/ how well the street is. The drug problems. One prostitute said that she had to stay in the not as nice area because she was a heroin addict and a lot of clients didn't like that she had a drug problem.

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

Shopping areas. Reality. Stores suffer and so do places that are on the market becuase new investors don't want to come the area.

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

Some bars will allow them to be in there because it brings more customers and sometimes make the prostitutes pay to be in there.

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

There is an old area and a new area. When the upper end of the ave started getting more development it brought in more prostitutes and others.

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

Yes the upper end of the ave is more safe than the lower end. The prostitutes like it better ebcause they are less likely to get assaulted.

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

They are busy with other activity. They go where the crowd is so they are more likely to get clients.

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

Drug dealing. Most places where there is prostitutes there is also drugs. The go hand in hand sometimes being exchanged for one another. Sex crimes happen, and thefts.

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

I think it would reappear in the other end of town. It would stay near where the crowds are.

icharrison: Sp cq police community members

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

They are more worried about the cost of making cases against prostitution. It takes officers away from normal patrol responsibilities and usually takes undercover officers to build a case.

2. How concerned is the community?

According to Brian Rule, The community doesn't know a lot about the street prostitution problem. The police departments goal is to try and keep it that way.

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

The residents and store owners are concerned that the police aren't doing anything to stop the prostitution. They don't want to go to that area because of the prostitutes.

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

Some are willing to help fix the problem and not just complain, however not many thing are organized to actually help.

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

Some of them are more concerned with the drug problem than the prostitution problem. Some business benifit from them so they are willing to tolerate it as long as it doesn't involve them.

icharrison: Sp cq pimps

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

Some work for Pimps but most do not. Some also work for the dope man.

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