By Jessica Bruder

How to Be An Undercover Hooker

Prostitution

Money isn’t everything.

Know your “track.”

Don’t overdo it!

Bad plan.

(body wire)

Your stealthy surveillance van

Hand signals

This john has:

Sealed the deal No interest Bad breath A weapon

Making the deal

Ask, don’t advertise.

Don’t make it a “fire sale.”

Five cents? Great!

(really bad idea)

Entrapment: A valid legal defenseCan an attorney prove…

① .... that the john wasn't predisposed to solicit your services?

② .... that you improperly encouragedor induced the john's behavior?

A delicate dance

Undercover: “Are you looking for a date?”

John: “Yes.”

Undercover: “How much are you spending?”

John: “$20 to $25.”

Undercover: “Do you want (oral sodomy)

for your $25?”

John: “Yes.”

-- People v. Brown, 82 NY 2d 869 (1994)

Lie.

Your backup team

10-12

1

Your mileage may vary.

“Once you’re a sergeant, you can’t be a prostitute anymore.”

- a 27-year-old cop & undercover-hooker-in-training, on replacing a colleague who got promoted

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jessbruder@gmail.com“Don’t Even Ask About Extra Credit,” from The New York Times (2/13/05)

www.burningbook.net/hooker.html