Pre-Course Survey

Please take this survey prior to beginning the coursework. 

The Avery Center for Research & Services is dedicated to lived experience informing change. As survivors, our voices are critical to ensuring all survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation have services and resources that meet our needs. By providing The Avery Center with information before you start this course, we are able to continue improving our programs. 

What city and state is your organization location? *

How many years has your organization been providing services? *

How many staff work at your organization? *

• 1 - 10
• 11 - 25
• 26 - 50
• 51 - 75
• 76 - 100
• 100 +

What percentage of your staff identify as survivors? *

• 0%
• 1 - 25%
• 26 - 50%
• 51 - 75%
• 76 - 100%

What type of services does your organization provide? (select all that apply) *

• Housing
• Peer support
• Legal
• Job Training Programs
• Transportation
• Education
• Medical
• Other

What kind of other services do you provide? *

How many victims has your organization served since providing services? *

• 1 - 20
• 21 - 40
• 41 - 60
• 61 - 80
• 81 - 100
• 101 - 150
• 151 - 200
• 201 +
• Not Sure

What is your position title? *

I have taken Human Trafficking courses/trainings prior to this one. *

• Yes, several
• Yes, a few
• No

The courses/trainings I have taken have been through (select all that apply) *

• My current organization
• A previous organization I worked for
• From finding it on my own and completing it on my own time

What race/ethnicity do you identify with? *

What is your age? *

• Under 18
• 18 - 21
• 22 - 29
• 30 - 39
• 40 - 49
• 50 - 59
• 60 +

What are your pronouns? *

According to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, sex trafficking *

• Is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception
• Is a commercial sex act induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age
• Always requires some type of movement in order for the person who is performing such acts to be considered a sex trafficking victim
• Isn’t a huge problem

The Palermo Protocol was first developed in 2000 in order to (select all that apply) *

• Address organized crime
• Address the growing crime rates
• Combat violence against women in the international arena
• All of the above

Many traffickers use methods of psychological controls to ensure that their victims do not leave. An example(s) of psychological controls is *

• Extreme cultural and religious beliefs
• Trauma bonds
• In an intimate relationship with trafficker/loves the trafficker
• All of the above
• None of the above

According to radical feminism, prostitution and pornography strengthen the notion that *

• These industries promote sex-gender equality
• Women are viewed as sexual objects of subordinate status
• Women can become empowered through these means
• Pornography has no connection with prostitution or and cannot determine how women are viewed

All of the following except ______ are associated with sex trafficking victimization risk. *

• Domestic violence
• Substance abuse
• Neglect
• Strong family structure
• None of the above

The legalization model does all the following except *

• Aims to offer increased protection to sex workers
• Criminalizes buyers and 3rd parties
• Aims to legitimatize sex work as a respected occupation
• Provides benefits to sex workers from the state
• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT true of the Abolitionist model (“Swedish Model”)? *

• One goal of this model is to eradicate prostitution
• The prostitute is not committing a crime
• Selling sex is criminalized
• Buyers and 3rd parties are criminalized

Black, Latino/a, and Native individuals are disproportionately represented among survivors in the United States largely because they are exposed to which risk factor? *

• Homelessness
• Weak social institutions
• Substance abuse
• Gender dynamics

Which of the following is a barrier to leaving a sex trafficking situation: *

• Nowhere to go
• Fear of trafficker retaliation
• Cultural beliefs
• Emotional barriers
• All of the above

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