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Project ROSE Fact Sheet Project ROSE is a partnership between the following agencies and groups.

Phoenix Police Department Arizona State University School of Social Work City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office Catholic Charities DIGNITY Programs EMPACT/La Frontera Community Bridges Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking/IRC Bethany Bible Church Healthcare for the Homeless Maricopa County Health Department Tumbleweed NCADD Terros Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS

In Arizona, prostitution is illegal. A 4th conviction is a felony. The first three convictions are misdemeanors. *Project ROSE is an arrest alternative project created by 15 partner organizations, including members of the sex trafficking survivor community. The project is only for adults engaging in prostitution. Each partner has contributed to the design and development of the project and supports the methods and interventions provided. *Project ROSE is intended to address the tension between criminalizing someones victimization through an arrest for a prostitution-related offense and the responsibility of local government to enforce applicable laws in a fair and impartial manner. All partners involved in Project ROSE provide a service, the root of which is harm reduction to their service population. *Project ROSE is a two-day event that occurs twice a year (4 days total). It is located at a church in central Phoenix, Arizona (Bethany Bible Church). It is not a faith-based or faith-oriented event though the host church and the Archdiocese of Phoenix play supportive roles as part of the partnership. Project ROSE has been held 5 times (10 days total) since 2011. *Routine prostitution enforcement occurs regularly by the Phoenix Police Department, the majority of which results in arrests and, in some cases, jail bookings. This routine enforcement comes with a cost to the affected person, whether it is the financial cost associated with entering the criminal justice system or the personal cost associated with the stigma of being labeled a criminal. *The goal of Project ROSE is to avoid filing charges against adults engaged in prostitution in Phoenix, Arizona. Instead, the partners provide an opportunity for medical and social services, as well as an evidence-based intervention (DIGNITY Diversion) to assist in helping them exit the life of prostitution if they choose. *In every other instance of arrest of an individual for prostitution in Phoenix, Arizona (during the 361 days per year Project ROSE does not happen), suspects are arrested, processed through the Maricopa County jail, and brought to Phoenixs initial appearance court.

*Eligibility of clients has changed for Project ROSE 6 with all persons contacted by law enforcement during the Project ROSE events are eligible for the program. Previously, eligibility of clients brought to Project ROSE was determined by the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office and a client must not have completed the DIGNITY Diversion program. *Clients may have had previous arrests, may have attempted the Diversion program, and have other criminal records. *Eligible clients are required to complete the DIGNITY Diversion as part of Project ROSE. If they complete the Diversion requirements (case management by sex trafficking/prostitution survivors, weekly classes/groups, and one 36-hour week of classes), charges are not filed and the documents destroyed. *If clients do not complete the DIGNITY Diversion program, a summons to appear in court is mailed to the address they provided upon police contact. When they appear for court on the summons, they are offered jail time or the DIGNITY Diversion program. *Project ROSE clients, once at the event are not taken to jail for prostitution-related activities. If they have outstanding warrants or possess illegal drugs or weapons, that is outside the scope of the project and they are transported to jail for those violations. *At Project ROSE, each agency works independently with each client. *All clients brought to Project ROSE are provided with access to social and medical services, provided with meals, hygiene kits and clothes. All clients brought by law enforcement are treated with respect and dignity by all volunteers and staff of the partners. *The Arizona State University Institute Review Board has approved the data collection and follow-up on Project ROSE clients through Catholic Charities DIGNITY Diversion and the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office. Steps taken by Project ROSE Partners: 1. Law enforcement units use typical vice enforcement techniques to make lawful contact with persons engaging in prostitution-related offenses. They do not target any specific group (race or gender). Law enforcement offers them the services Project ROSE provides. If they choose to participate in Project ROSE, they are not arrested but instead transported by law enforcement to the event location. 2. At Bethany Bible Church, the clients are checked-in by staff from ASU and the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office. 3. They speak with Detectives from the Phoenix Police Department, who gather demographic data for their arrest materials and interviewed to determine level and/or manner of victimization. 2

4. The clients are matched with one of 24 volunteer survivor/tour guides who partner with them, explain more about Project ROSE and tell them about their personal transitions out of prostitution. 5. The client reviews a non-binding agreement with the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office. A prosecutor explains the event, the requirements and answers any questions clients have about the process. 6. Clients then complete a brief intake with the DIGNITY Diversion program. They are interviewed by a caseworker who is also a sex trafficking survivor. The clients are given an appointment for the next week to complete their intake and begin attending the diversion program. The caseworker that completes their intake at Project ROSE is their assigned caseworker so the clients know who they are meeting with the next week. 7. Clients are then offered the following services: a. Housing: This service offers a wide variety of available housing options including shelters, halfway houses and crisis housing options. The clients are also offered funds, if needed, to cover immediate housing needs. b. EMPACT/La Frontera: This organization offers crisis mental health services, connection to a peer-support network for persons experiencing mental health challenges called the Navigator Program as well as longterm trauma-focused treatment options. c. Community Bridges: This organization offers immediate transportation to drug detox, housing and support services for persons experiencing drug and alcohol dependence. d. Medical Services: These services include triage services and evaluation by nurses and doctors. Discussions include harm reduction and increasing self-care. Over the counter medications are distributed and prescriptions can be written and funds given to cover the cost. e. NCADD: This organization offers a myriad of services specifically for single, pregnant or parenting women with a substance abuse disorder. They offer immediate crisis housing for pregnant women or women with small children and long-term services for employment, counseling and support services. f. Tumbleweed: This organization offers housing, employment training and ongoing support for young adults ages 18-25. They offer drop-in center programs around the valley and innovative services to engage young adults in their own futures. g. International Rescue Committee/Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking: This organization is available to provide services to clients who are undocumented and sex trafficked. They can provide long-term case support, housing, employment assistance, and assistance with negotiating the visa/immigration system. h. Terros, the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and the Maricopa County Health Department offer a wide spectrum of STI testing and ongoing services if the clients test positive. 3

Clarifications: *Project ROSE begins with the premise that all prostitution-related offenses are against the law as defined by Phoenix City Code and Arizona Revised Statutes. While against the law, Project ROSE was created to provide support services for those involved in, or seeking to exit prostitution and sex trafficking situations. *There is no legal sex work in the state of Arizona. All persons found to be participating in prostitution activity are breaking the law regardless of motive. *This program was created to remove barriers to exiting prostitution. Project ROSE provides the opportunity for adults participating in prostitution to receive services that may increase their likelihood of ceasing that activity. These services include safe housing, drug and alcohol treatment programs, long term support services and traumafocused treatment. *Project ROSE costs the City of Phoenix the manpower hours for law enforcement and the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office. All other staff costs are absorbed by the agencies providing services. Volunteers from the community and ASU students fill in the gaps. *An average of $1500 is raised from the community for each Project ROSE. One thousand dollars is given to Bethany Bible Church to pay for food costs to feed all clients, staff, volunteers and law enforcement over the 24 hours. The rest pays for bus passes, money for gaps in housing, medications, and grocery cards. No money is given to ASU for their involvement. *There is no judge at Project ROSE. *Clients at Project ROSE do not require legal representation, as they are not under arrest. They are never arrested at Project ROSE for the prostitution-related charge. *In Arizona, anyone arrested for a prostitution-related offense is offered legal counsel in court. Clients who do not complete the Diversion program are offered legal counsel in court when they respond to the summons which is mailed to the address they provided. *Clients who are unsuccessful in completing the DIGNITY Diversion Program and charges filed against them are offered the Diversion option again in court. *ASU is the program evaluator. No ASU faculty is involved in the law enforcement contact with the clients. ASU faculty does not have any influence over who is contacted or who is eligible or not eligible for Project ROSE. *All clients brought to Project ROSE are contacted by law enforcement because they are participating in activity that is illegal under the Phoenix City Code and/or Arizona Revised Statutes. *The clients are all found in plain view engaging in illegal activity (i.e. online advertisements or on the street). The enforcement against this illegal activity is supported by Arizona Revised Statutes and is done in the same manner as every other vice enforcement activity addressing sex trafficking and prostitution. * Not one of the clients from Project ROSE, during the 10 days of the event, have been taken to jail because of the prostitution-related activity they were participating in when they were contacted by law enforcement. 4

Results: Project ROSE I -V Number of clients served: 366 Number of clients eligible: 330 Gender: Female: 352 (96.2%) Male: 7 (1.9%) Transgender: 7 (1.9%) Race: White: 159 (43.4%) African American: 98 (26.8%) Hispanic: 66 (18%) Mixed Race: 26 (7.1%) Native American: 14 (3.8%) Asian: 3 (.8%) Services provided by over 400 staff and volunteers to 366 clients at Project ROSE: Healthcare: 123 clients. Drug treatment/detox: discussed with 117 clients. Housing referrals: 159 clients. Mental health services: 150 clients.

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