Methodological Flaws in research exposed on the FOPP

Why the First Offenders Prostitution Program has to go

Read What the San Francisco Public Defender has to say about the enforcement Prop K.pdf

DA’s Human Trafficking Law goes Unused.pdf

San Francisco’s 1996 Prostitution Task Force Recommendations

The following report says that there has been no increase in prostitution and that there is no relationship between prostitution and forced labor specifically.
New Zealand’s report on Decriminalization

According to the 2008 Trafficking In Persons Report just released by the State Department, New Zealand came out with the best possible rating with “Tier 1.” New Zealand decriminalized prostitution in 2005. According to anti-prostitution forces decriminalizing prostitution is going to make sex trafficking an epidemic but here we have the State Department list giving New Zealand the gold star. The State Department released no rating for itself. The United States was no where on the list.

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008

Government Accountability Office Report- Data Collection on Human Trafficking 2006.pdf

San Francisco’s 1996 Prostitution Task Force Recommendations

Resolution for Decriminalization of Prostitution Regarding Immigrant Issues
(San Francisco 1994)

Prepared by Asian AIDS Project. Participants include Roe Johnson, Michael Kim, Mai Nhung Le, Caroline Lee, Dawn Passar, Dominic Perez, Mara Torres, and Kiki Whitlock.

WHEREAS, legalization of prostitution in the City and County of San Francisco is not in the best interest of immigrant communities who do prostitution or other sex work because the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) is a federal agency which sets its own standards for immigrants who seek citizenship or permanent residency. The INS is not necessarily subjected or bound to adhere to local or city policies. Even if a city policy legalizes prostitution, the INS may still not recognize this line of work in accordance with its policies of good moral conduct. Also, legalization of prostitution might require different kinds of health regulations and requirements such as, mandatory HIV and STD testing. If an immigrant sex worker tests HIV positive, that tests results might be told to INS and that sex worker’s citizenship or permanent residency might be denied.

WHEREAS, immigrant youth who are convicted or accused of prostitution or other sex work might face the same or similar punishment as immigrant adults, immigrant youth have other special issues that adults do not often face such as, peer pressure to belong to a group or gang, drug experimentation, runaway and homelessness issues, confusion about one’s sexual orientation or gender identity, etc. Currently, youth who are convicted of prostitution are sent to Juvenile Hall.

WHEREAS, we are not advocating for immigrants to be sent to America against their will for the sole of purpose of doing prostitution or sex work, however, in instances where an immigrant person is sent to America to do prostitution or sex work certain accommodations should be afforded these individuals.

BE IT RECOMMENDED THAT, keeping prostitution as a misdemeanor or felony in some cases of HIV is too severe of a punishment, not to mention a waste of city taxpayers’ moneys to incarcerate people convicted of prostitution or other sex work, we recommend decriminalization of prostitution as a viable option because an immigrant doing sex work would not face stiff or harsh legal penalties (e.g., heavy fines, jail, probation, etc.) if convicted or accused of prostitution or other sex work. Therefore, with decriminalization of prostitution the INS might not be apprised of an immigrantOs conviction or charge of prostitution.

BE IT RECOMMENDED THAT, decriminalization of prostitution is also recommend for immigrant youth who are convicted of prostitution or other sex work for the same reasons as for immigrant adults. If prostitution was decriminalized, instead of youth being sent to Juvenile Hall, they would be sent to a shelter (e.g., Huckleberry House, etc.).

BE IT RECOMMENDED THAT, an immigrant who is sent to America to do prostitution or other sex work against her or his will, she or he should be given asylum or immunity against punishment or prosecution by the INS. That person should have the right to either return to their original homeland or stay in America without the threat of being punished or jailed.

BE IT RECOMMENDED THAT, prostitution related crimes should be removed from the INS list of moral turpitude offenses which require exclusion or deportation.

Legalization Sucks features a San Francisco Dance Club worker who talks about having sex with her manager on her job in lieu of paying her illegally imposed stage fee. This worker gave a taped statement to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office in 2004 and the owner still operates to this day

sfgate-cops-and-da2004.doc

San Francisco Police Department Video part 2

40 Felony counts for SFPD sgt.

Troubled Film Maker gets back at Police Chief


Dancers Page

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[Directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a managerial audit of the First Offender Prostitution Program] Supervisor McGoldrick
Motion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a managerial audit on the First Offender Prostitution Program (FOPP), a diversion program of Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE).2/2008

Feds say prostitution rampant at strip clubs
Seattle Washington June 3rd, 2008

amicus_v_soros.pdf

San Francisco Department of Public Health fines collection pdf