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prostitute/streetwalker  

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  • Street-based prostitution or sex work involves someone who solicits or negotiates sex outdoors—for example, on the street or in some other public outdoor venue, such as a boardwalk, pier, or parking lot. Street-based sex work is stereotyped as the province of drug addicts and within the context of street crime, and many street areas include drug sellers and users. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Prostitute/Streetwalker]

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