Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Project
The Rapid Assessment Methodology and Field Interview Tool: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking is designed to be adapted to any site in the U.S. and implemented by any Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved applicant. An IRB is a committee designated by an institution to review, approve, and conduct periodic review of research involving human subjects. The primary purpose of such review is to assure the protection of the rights and welfare of the human subjects. The rapid assessment process is illuminating for any community seeking to rescue and restore victims of domestic minor sex trafficking and bring their perpetrators to justice.
The rapid assessment process will allow for the collection of information to aid in the
(1) identification of the scope of the problem of domestic minor sex trafficking victims in a designated geographic area;
(2) understanding of how and where domestic trafficked minors are accessing the system;
(3) understanding of how these victims are being labeled; and
(4) determination of whether services are reaching them and (a) if they are, then how, or (b) if they are not, then why.
The rapid assessment process should focus solely on the issue of domestic minor sex trafficking victims. In accordance with the federal TVPA and its subsequent reauthorizations, a domestic minor sex trafficking victim is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident under the age of 18 who has been recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained to perform commercial sex acts, which are defined as any sex acts done in exchange for monetary or other non-monetary gain.
Contact
If you are interested in implementing a rapid assessment in your area or would like a copy of the Rapid Assessment Methodology and Field Interview Tool: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking please contact Melissa Snow at Melissa@sharedhope.org
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