User:Mycota/Project ROSE (Arizona)

Project ROSE (Reaching Out to the Sexually Exploited) is an anti-prostitution operation conducted in Phoenix, Arizona by the Phoenix Police Department in collaboration with the Arizona State University School of Social Work, Catholic Charities, and Bethany Bible Church. The goal of the program is to divert sex workers away from prostitution and provide them with services without giving them criminal sentences. However, critics argue that Project ROSE is unsuccessful because it results in more prostitution arrests than diversions.

History
A similar program called Project Raise has been conducted in Tucson, Arizona.