Gendered Vice Complaints: 911 Calls Reporting Sex Work in Chicago Neighborhoods, 2017-2020

Lexi Harari, Chris M. Smith, Taylor Domingos, Sharon S. Oselin, Emily Hammond, Presley Center of Crime , Justice Studies, University of California, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, Department of Public Policy and Sociology, University of California Riverside

Feminist Criminology

Published online on September 20, 2024

Abstract

Feminist Criminology, Volume 21, Issue 2, Page 117-138, April 2026.
Urban communities use 911 to demand “quality-of-life” police responses and control neighborhood “disorder.” Less is known about the neighborhoods calling 911 to report sex work perceived as disorderly. We investigate the frequency and spatiality of 911 ...