Lihue, HI
Categories:
Tactics Used |
|
|---|---|
| Reverse stings | ✓ |
| Shaming | ✓ |
| Auto seizure | ✓ |
| Community service | ✓ |
| Public education | ✓ |
| Neighborhood action | ✓ |
| SOAP orders | ✓ |
| John school | ✓ |
| Letters | ✓ |
| Cameras | ✓ |
| Web stings | ✓ |
| License suspension | ✓ |
Lihue is a census-designated place with approximately 6,000 residents, located on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. In 2009, the Kauai Police Department learned that a Californian woman had posted an advertisement to Craigslist selling sex. Officers contacted her and recruited her assistance for a web sting operation. Under KPD surveillance, the woman arranged to meet with three men responding to the web posting. When they arrived, the johns were arrested and charged with solicitation. Their names and other identifying information were released to the local media.
Key Partners
- Kauai Police Department
Key Sources
- Ad Hoc Web-Based Reverse Sting with Shaming:
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Arrest Log for Thursday, July 2, 2009,” Lihue Garden Island, July 2 2009.
- “Arrest Log for Saturday, July 4, 2009,” Lihue Garden Island, July 4 2009.
- “Arrest Log for Tuesday, September 1, 2009,” Lihue Garden Island, September 1 2009.
- “Arrest Log for Thursday, September 3, 2009,” Lihue Garden Island, September 3 2009.
- “Arrest Log for Saturday, December 19, 2009,” Lihue Garden Island, December 19 2009.
- “Arrest Log for Wednesday, December 23, 2009,” Lihue Garden Island, December 23 2009.
- “Arrest Log for Sunday, January 31, 2010,” Lihue Garden Island, January 31, 2010.
- “Arrest Log for Thursday, November 24, 2011,” Lihue Garden Island, November 24 2011.
- “Arrest Log for Saturday, November 26, 2011,” Lihue Garden Island, November 26 2011.
| State | Hawaii |
| Type | City |
| Population | 6092 |
| Location |
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