Issues should include race, sexual orientation and gender identity in the context of poverty and prostitution. Officers could be trained to deal with rape and other violence, helping prostitutes get help when they need it. A fair and supportive system through which sex workers can report crimes against themselves should be established. The Office of Citizen Complaints is not a workable mechanism to deal with the majority of complaints from sex workers for several reasons, including the fact that street workers exacerbate their own vulnerability by making a complaint. Research should be done to facilitate additional mechanisms.
Some reports suggest that there are searches beyond the laws' requirements.
There should be limits on how long anyone could work on Vice, and no oneshould be permitted to work Vice more than once. Moreover, the unit could consist of equal numbers of men and women, and should not arrest prostitutes in greater number than clients. Educational Campaigns Funding should be available for needs assessment from a peer based analysis, and to educate the workers about their rights and recourse. Focus groups should determine strategies for reducing work site violence. There should be a campaign to let sex workers know that there are people who are interested in their rights and inform them of opportunities for recourse.