Most male prostitutes learn about street hustling as a result of peer introduction; their friends provide the necessary instructions, motives, and techniques for carrying out this deviant activity. The instructions cover the type of sexual acts which should be performed, the location of the prostitution area, ways to minimize police detection, and advice about customer behavior. Hustlers divide the process of negotiating a sexual transaction into three stages -- initial contact, confirmation, and location -- and use various techniques to avoid arrest and the subsequent label of homosexual prostitute. The hustler and the trick both engage in strategies to limit potentially discrediting information. 30 references