kaitlin_s: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

The street prostitutes and clients quickly negotiate and complete sexual transactions on the street, in cars, bars, and hotels. They quickly exchange a price(or drugs), find a place, complete their transaction, and quickly get out. Some of the prostitutes also talked about how they had escape routes planned if something were to go wrong.

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

Clients solicit prostitutes mainly from a vehicle, but also on foot. People talked about "strolling" areas as well as bars being good meet up spots.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Sexual transactions take place in cars, streets, hotels, and other secluded areas.

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

Some prostitutes and clients use condoms as they are worried about STDs. Although the influence of drugs impacts this because if they are high and unaware of what they are doing, they often forget about the precautions they like to take.

kaitlin_s: Sp cq drugs

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

They are highly engaged in the sale and use of drugs. Many of the street prostitutes and clients would sell/exchange drugs for sex. Drugs were very heavily involved in street prostitution.

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

Yes, the street prostitution and street drug markets are near each other, making it easier to sell and exchange drugs.

3. Do street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs?

Yes, the street prostitutes exchange sex directly for drugs.

kaitlin_s: Sp cq environment

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

Yes, street prostitution takes place in many areas such as Scott Ave., bars, hotels, cars, and other hidden streets.

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

These areas are attractive for street prostitution because it is where they can find clients, have not gotten in trouble, and are mainly hidden/secluded. No one has interfered with them at these locations.

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

They are similar in that many of them are in secluded areas, allow for quick negotiations, and fast car pickups. They are different as some places are more discreet and hidden than others. Some areas are more crowded and have richer clients than others.

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

Many bars and hotels are harmed by the presence of street prostitution. Many women are found going into bars interacting with men in the bars and many hotels have problems with prostitutes coming in multiple times a night and leaving the rooms a mess.

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

Although it is not good, some bars and hotels benefit from street prostitution because they get more service from them and their clients.

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

It seems that street prostitution in the city is not new, but many people have said that it is growing in size and becoming more of a problem recently. As it has gotten worse, more people have left the city, leading to less surveillance. I think this has caused street prostitution to increase and become a bigger problem because they are taking over the area and pushing the rest of the community out.

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

It seems that depending on the area, it is more dangerous or safe. For example, in upper Scott Ave., it seems that there are wealthier clients and safer spots. Meanwhile in lower Scott Ave., there is more violence and drugs causing it to be more dangerous.

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

There is a mix of both. It seems that the areas like the bars and hotels are busy, making it easy to blend in. Additionally, there are areas like alleys/streets and parking spaces that are more isolated.

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

Other types of crime such as burglary, theft, assault, and drug deals occur in the area. A majority of it is related to street prostitution because there is a lot of violence happening between the clients and prostitutes and many drug deals occurring related to street prostitution.

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

If street prostitution was forced out of a target area, I think it might reappear in towns similar to where Scott Ave. is with bars, hotels, busy/highly concentrated areas where clients can be easily found. Along with this, the area will need secluded streets and areas where the street prostitution can take place.

kaitlin_s: Sp cq current response

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

The current policy is to give the prostitutes a warning, but not much else. In the past month, 6 prostitutes have been arrested, but many officers, local businesses, and prostitutes said that the officers mainly give out warnings.

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

Many prostitution-related offenses are not reported as the prostitutes do not share what happened to them. This means that many attacks and assaults are ignored.

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

It seems that the typical sentences handed out to those are are convicted are brief, short sentences as the clients or prostitutes are ready to get back out and do what they have been doing.

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?

A sentence makes the people involved in prostitution a little less likely to do what they are doing. If there is more enforcement on prostitution getting more people involved in trouble, they will be less willing to get involved. Many of them are worried about their social status or reputation if they were to get arrested and people found out what they were doing.

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

Other than arrest and prosecution, the police officers simply give out warnings.

7. Are any of these responses especially effective?

No, the warnings are not effective whatsoever. The people involved in prostitution completely ignore the warnings and continue doing the same as before.

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

There are drug-treatment services, community involved social services, and emergency rooms/hospitals all available to assist prostitues.

9. Are prostitutes using available services?

No, some of them go to drug-treatment services after a drug overdose but quickly return back to the streets. Others go to the emergency room after an assault or injury, but they do not share with the medical professionals what happened. This leads to the accidents going unreported, so the police do not see all the injuries occuring.

kaitlin_s: Sp cq pimps

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

From the information I found, it seems that the prostitutes work independently and not for pimps.

kaitlin_s: 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)?

From the information I found, the street prostitution taking place is only 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 are mostly young or middle-aged women. Many of them are addicted to drugs where prostitution is their job. Otherwise, they often are found in local bars or businesses seeking out clients. They do not get much help from social services as they may go get help after an overdose or go to the emergency room after an injury, but quickly go back to prostitution. A majority of them get warnings from police but have no criminal record.

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

There are many car theft reports which may suggest that prostitutes are robbing/stealing from the cars of their clients.

4. Are street prostitutes the victims of crime?

Yes, many of them face violence, assaults, and find themselves in fights with the clients.

5. How committed are prostitutes to prostitution?

They are VERY committed to prostitution as it is their way of living. The prostitutes have multiple clients a night, multiple days a week. They are willing to take any clients. A main drive for this may be for money and drugs.

6. How committed are they to a particular location?

The prostitutes are up for many locations. Some prefer cars as it is the quickest way to do it and they are least likely to get caught. Another location they prefer is familiar streets on Scott Ave., but they are flexible for many different locations if plans change.

kaitlin_s: Sp cq clients johns

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

Many clients look for discreet, low visibility locations to quickly do what they came to do. Many of them are middle-aged men that frequently go looking around for the same girls.

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

The clients are pretty committed to prostitution as they know the best places to go to stay out of trouble. Some of them are worried about their social status if they were to be caught, but they discreetly exchange meetings in cars or in dark alleys.

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

Many community leaders are concerned because with more and more prostitution, more and more people are leaving as it becomes unsafe. People are leaving the town and it is hard to get people to stay in a town where there is dangerous, violent activity going on. It was also mentioned that things like syringes and condoms are left on the ground and need to be picked up before the children come out during the day. This is not a good environment for kids and families.

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

They are committed to soliciting prostitutes in hidden away areas and are willing to meet up with new prostitutes and meet up at new locations if they need to. So in summary, they are very committed to going practically anywhere to meet up with prostitutes as long as it is not right in the open.

amandabdurrant: 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 men are married, college students, militart men, police officers, political figures. Some visit the area for prostitues and drugs

2. How committed are clients to prostitution?

Some are heavy drug addicts and don't want to leave. Some don't know they have other options.

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

Residents are concerned because they have kids and don't want them near the drugs, especially those left on the ground. Members of the church showed an interest in helping and provided shelter and support groups in the church for prostitutes.

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

Some business' are for soliticing prostitutes others don't care.

amandabdurrant: Sp cq environment

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

Scott Avenue is the target area but some take business to sperate locations then girls drive back to Scott Avenue

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

Scott Avenue used to be a nice area and the liquor stores, bars and event areas brought large crowds. Men, Alchol, and Drugs made it easier for prostitutes to find clients. Drug houses were also big target spots.

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

They would have to be areas with bars, motels or drugs

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

Restaurants are harmed and motel staff have to clean up leftover drugs paraphenalia

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

Bars and motels support prostitution because they bring in money

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

The prostitution was new but after a year it got worse and more prostitutes frequent the area.

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

There are high rates of prostitution abuse by their clients.

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?

there have been higher rates of assault, robbery, and car burglary.

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

Back to North Scott Avenue where it originally was

amandabdurrant: Sp cq sexual transactions

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

Some clients just pull up, and prostitutes get in their car; some use sex to pay or drugs to pay. Some men find prostitutes so they can get drugs.

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

Clients mainly use their vehicles but some ask bartenders for a prostitute and one appears.

3. Where do the sexual transactions take place?

Alleys, Motels, Abandoned Buildings or warehouses, cabs

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

The Johns are causitous are will go with regular prostitutes or ones they are used to so they don't contract a disease

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