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Child Sex Trafficking - Recognize

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CSTT strives to educate the public about the indicators of exploitation and trafficking so that victims are identified earlier and more often by:

  • Raising awareness of child sex trafficking in all of its forms — exploitation by pimps, gangs, families and buyers; 
  • Working with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and other child-serving agencies to implement the Commercial Sexual Exploitation - Identification Tool (CSE-IT) statewide to identify youth at risk of sexual exploitation and inform intervention and prevention strategies; 
  • Providing law enforcement and criminal justice personnel with a specialized CSE-IT training with a focus on recognizing human trafficking indicators within child (0-17) and transition-age youth (18-24) cases;
  • Advocating that victims are recognized as victims and not perpetrators. There is no such thing as a child prostitute and all exploited children must be recognized and treated with trauma-informed responses that are protective and empowering, not punitive.

Be the One

Be the One in the Fight Against Human Trafficking is a training video from the Office of the Attorney General. This film uses actual cases prosecuted in Texas to educate viewers about the realities of this heinous crime and equip them with the tools to recognize red flags and respond appropriately.

Knowing that every Texan has the ability to “be the one” to help another person escape from trafficking, Governor Abbott requires all employees in his office to view this video and has challenged all state agencies to do the same.

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