Resource Library
Shared Hope has been a leader on policy research in the field of child and youth sex trafficking for over 20 years, working to ensure federal, state, and local policies are rooted in and supported by research and promising practices.
Warning Signs of Sex Trafficking – Familial
The shareable, postable printout that educates what to look for when trafficking is happening inside a family.
DownloadResponding to Sex Trafficking Victim-Offender Intersectionality – Executive Summary
A Guide for Criminal Justice Stakeholders
DownloadOpportunities for Just Response
Stages of the criminal justice process and opportunities for just response to victim-offender insectionality.
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Victim-Offender Intersectionality Case Studies
The following case studies provide a picture of how ST-VOI cases have been approached within the criminal justice system and some of the potentially negative consequences that victim-offenders experience as a result of their criminalization and the general lack of consideration of their underlying victimization.
DownloadVictim-Offender Intersectionality Legal and Scholarly Resources
This section analyzes court opinions and scholarly articles that are directly related to this issue. It also provides an analysis of related criminological theories that are potentially applicable in the ST-VOI context.
DownloadVictim-Offender Intersectionality Stakeholder Tool
This tool is meant to be a practical resource for anyone interacting with a sex trafficking victim-offender who intersects with, or is proceeding through, the criminal justice system. It is designed to help criminal justice stakeholders identify the multitude of factors that commonly arise in ST-VOI cases and provide guidance on how these factors can be appropriately taken into consideration as these cases proceed through the criminal justice system.
DownloadVictim-Offender Intersectionality Stakeholder Tool Video
This tool is meant to be a practical resource for anyone interacting with a sex trafficking victim-offender who intersects with, or is proceeding through, the criminal justice system. It is designed to help criminal justice stakeholders identify the multitude of factors that commonly arise in ST-VOI cases and provide guidance on how these factors can be appropriately taken into consideration as these cases proceed through the criminal justice system.
WatchVictim-Offender Intersectionality Stakeholder Next Steps
WatchDomestic Minor Sex Trafficking: the prostitution of America’s children
Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Download (PDF)
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