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S.T.R.A.P OVERVIEW             

STRAP's sex trafficking training overview typically covers the definition of sex trafficking, key elements of the crime including force, fraud, and coercion, identifies potential victim profiles and risk factors. Our focus will center on how to recognize warning signs, and outlines appropriate response strategies for identifying and assisting victims, and emphasizes the importance of reporting suspected cases to relevant authorities, all while maintaining a trauma-informed approach to support survivors. Below are key topics.

What We'll
Discuss

01

Definition and Scope:

Defining sex trafficking as the forced, fraudulent, or coerced commercial exchange of sexual acts, while emphasizing its global prevalence and impact on specific communities.

02

Victim Profiles and Risk Factors:

Exploring demographics that increase vulnerability to trafficking, including economic hardship, unstable housing, low education, abuse history, and immigration status.

03

Trafficker Tactics:

Explaining how traffickers manipulate and control victims through tactics like debt bondage, threats, isolation, and psychological manipulation.

04

Warning Signs:

Providing a brief list of signs of sex trafficking, including behavior changes, unexplained injuries, restricted communication, and suspicious living conditions.

05

Responding to Suspected Trafficking:

Guiding sensitive interactions with potential victims, accessing support services, and emphasizing the importance of reporting suspicions to law enforcement.

06

Trauma-Informed Approach:

Highlighting the need for-centered, respectful services that address the complex trauma of trafficking victims.

07

Legal Framework:

Explaining relevant laws and statutes regarding human trafficking, including the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) and reporting requirements. 

08 

Importance of Awareness:

Sex trafficking training is crucial for healthcare, law, social services, and education professionals to raise awareness and help identify potential victims.

09

Tailored Training:

Training should be adapted to specific audiences, considering their roles and potential interactions with trafficking victims. 

10

Collaboration:

Preventing and responding to sex trafficking needs collaboration among law enforcement, victim services community organizations, and the private sector.

11

Survivor Voices:

Incorporating survivor stories and perspectives can provide valuable insights into trafficking dynamics and enhance training impact. 

12

Joint Adventure
Approach

The energetic collaborations of vibrant young minds have united to ignite the thrill of hustle life!

13

Social Justice

When social justice falters, it's time for survival tactics to kick in and shine!

Texas is the second-largest hub for sex trafficking in the United States. Nearly 20% of people who are trafficked travel through Texas; usually along the I-10 Corridor. The Dallas/Fort Worth region of Texas accounts for 35% of commercial exploitation cases in the state of Texas. Out of the total number of people who are trafficked in the US, nearly 25% enter the country through the Texas-Mexico border.


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ADDRESS

445 E.FM 1382 STE 3 

Unit 3638

Cedar, Hill Texas 75104

PHONE

1-888-329-8616

1-888-232-6480

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