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Sable works street level prostitution reversals. That mean she acts as a prostitute to catch the johns.
What is the purpose for arresting the johns?
If the johns go away from an area:
* prostitution goes away
* drug use diminishes
* homicides go way down
* robberies decrease
* diseases decrease
Prostitution brings to the communities:
* a public nuisance
* increased assault charges
*** informants ***
Picking up the johns deters future johns.
* The john is arrested and transported to jail.
* Their vehicle is impounded.
* They need to call someone to get them out and give them a ride -
this is embarrassing. Sable says that many of the johns she helps
to catch are religious leaders, in the educational field, and
husbands/fathers. Their arrest can have ramifications on their job
and their ability to be involved in their children's activities such
as coaching or scouting.
* One of the deterrents that they use is to put pictures of the
prosecuted johns out in the public ex. in the newspapers.
When they are on a sting{
* They spend days doing surveillance on the area.
* There is a sweep of all the known prostitutes to get them out of
the area so there is no competition for the johns.
* There is a lot of planning/strategizing.
The team consists of about 30 people:
* Undercover - a female officer acting in the capacity of a street
level prostitute. Stays "in character" no matter what. She must
have the ability to act. She must be adaptable to the situation.
Before she goes out Sable has to prepare herself mentally for the
challenge.
`You have to look the look and walk the talk - be believable.
` Dress the part - NO makeup. No jewelry. Nothing flashy.
` This is NOT pretty woman - she is UNBATHED, very dirty.
Sable wont wash her hair for a week before she goes out. And
once she's dressed she rolls around in the dirt.
* Lead Investigator - head coordinator of the operation, typically
operates the surveillance equipment in the van. The Lead will
assign the locations of all the other team members. This is the
person who can hear the undercover and will signal the others
when the case is made and tell them which direction the john is
travelling.
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| Kay Chernush for the U.S. State Department (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Plain clothes.
Plain vehicles
positioned in close
proximity. When the
undercover is done for,
officers the day, the
undercover will walk over
to the car and talk to them,
as if they were a john then
get in and drive away and
this way she maintains her
"character."
They periodically drive by the Undercover and maintain visual
contact for safety.
* Arrest Team - uniformed officers, marked units
positioned just outside the target location.
It is becoming more rare to find a prostitute on the street. They are often contacted over the Internet.
* this makes children a target
* the cleaner/nicer prostitutes are "escorts"
* "Backpage" - is like Craig's List where your character can find all
kinds of exotic offerings.
* www.sexguideUSA.info - is a referral site.
Brothels still exist.
The costs -
50-100 -- oral
60-300 -- intercourse
The work day -
The peak times:
* Before work
* During lunch
* Right after work
* Sundays after church
The officers usually work from 8am - 6pm
The Undercover usually has about 30 conversations - but not everyone is a case. As a matter of fact, if a person with a mental disability approaches, and she talks to them, then SHE is breaking the law and can be arrested by her own team.
Money DOES NOT need to exchange hands. An offer needs to be made "________ will be given for the purpose of sexual arousal." It can be anything of value - Once Sable made an arrest after she was offered a chicken wing.
How do they select the target location?
* It's a known location where previous operations have been known
to occur.
* Crime Stopper request
* The planning starts in the narc office where they know the
surrounding streets and layouts and can pick a high visibility
area.
* There must be an area to accommodate the surveillance van.
* As a safety measure the Undercover should not walk outside of
the visual field of the surveillance van. She can be heard but no
one can speak to her. She MAY have a camera on her. She has no
identification and no weapons.
* She gets the johns attention by eye contact and making subtle
gestures.
* SHE DOES NOT EVER GET INTO THE CAR WITH A JOHN
* She uses the vernacular of the street when she makes
arrangements with the john.
* The Undercover will tell the john where she has her room. "I'm
just down the street at Happy Lodge room 32 the door is
unlocked. I'll meet you there." Then she will give the description
of the john, his car, and what they agreed to in detail.
* The arresting officer will pull the john over for a normal traffic
stop.
After the arresting officer:
* Will complete the arrest sheet including the undercover as
part of the arrest.
* Complete a support sheet including any "utterances" made by the
suspect. This is written verbatim.
* Photograph the john at the rear of the vehicle next to the license
plate.
* Include all audi/visual evidence.
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| Prostitute in Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
A First Arrest -
*12 months probation
*10 counseling sessions
* Fines
* Periodic drug tests
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