TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex Trafficking Knowledge and Training: Implications From Environmental Scanning in the American Midwest
AU - Preble, Kathleen M
AU - Tlapek, Sarah M
AU - Koegler, Erica
N1 - Large gaps exist in our knowledge about the effectiveness of sex trafficking training. This study surveyed knowledge and training regarding sex trafficking among service providers (N = 66; i.e., social workers, law enforcement offers, and medical providers) in one Midwestern state.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Large gaps exist in our knowledge about the effectiveness of sex trafficking training. This study surveyed knowledge and training regarding sex trafficking among service providers (N = 66; i.e., social workers, law enforcement offers, and medical providers) in one Midwestern state. The study aimed to: (a) determine the goodness-of-fit between respondents' agency criteria for victim identification and established trafficking definitions, (b) assess training desired and received, and (c) examine group differences in knowledge and training by profession and position. Results suggest confusion exists in defining sex trafficking among aftercare providers despite nearly all respondents indicating they had received training on definition, identification, and vulnerability. Training gaps regarding service coordination, case development, and the legal, mental health, and medical needs of victims remain.
AB - Large gaps exist in our knowledge about the effectiveness of sex trafficking training. This study surveyed knowledge and training regarding sex trafficking among service providers (N = 66; i.e., social workers, law enforcement offers, and medical providers) in one Midwestern state. The study aimed to: (a) determine the goodness-of-fit between respondents' agency criteria for victim identification and established trafficking definitions, (b) assess training desired and received, and (c) examine group differences in knowledge and training by profession and position. Results suggest confusion exists in defining sex trafficking among aftercare providers despite nearly all respondents indicating they had received training on definition, identification, and vulnerability. Training gaps regarding service coordination, case development, and the legal, mental health, and medical needs of victims remain.
KW - Midwest
KW - evidenced-based training
KW - multidisciplinary teams
KW - sex trafficking
KW - technical knowledge
UR - https://doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-19-00042
U2 - 10.1891/VV-D-19-00042
DO - 10.1891/VV-D-19-00042
M3 - Article
VL - 35
JO - Violence and Victims
JF - Violence and Victims
ER -