Puttin On The Sting: Police, Prostitutes

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Puttin On The StingPolice, Prostitutes
Perpetrators

• Mary Dodge
• University of Colorado at Denver
• American Society of Criminology 2001

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Crackdown On Johns

• John TV
• John School
• John of the Week
• Billboards
• Newspaper Ads
• Operation John

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Concentrating Decoy Operations on Prostitutes

• Prostitutes average more customers per night than
  customers average prostitutes per year.
• Arrests of prostitutes have a better deterrent
  effect.
• Use of female decoys is twice as expensive as
  males.

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A Tale of Three Cities

• The Colfax Corridor
• Aurora, Denver, Lakewood

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Op-John
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The Decoys

• Being a decoy feels kind of slimy
• You dont want to fail Its pride
• People see me think Im a prostitute
• Shes going to rack them up today
• Im just a nice girl

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Cops Too Pretty to Prostitute

• Appearance
• Mannerisms
• Posturing

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Negotiating the Deal

• Dirty Talk
• Looking for a date?
• Are you a cop?
• A six-pack of beer

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Johns of All Types

• Despicable gross
• Whats a guy to do?
• Show no mercy
• The only time hell get lucky

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Officer Safety Issues

• Multiple Decoys
• Self-Defense
• Teamwork

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Effectiveness From A Police Perspective

• Number of men looking
• Increased awareness
• They know its wrong
• Its my job

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Discussion

• Female Cop Culture
• Harassment
• Supply and Demand
• Stigmatization