413047-Underground-Commercial-Sex-Economy

Appendix I
Sex Worker Informed Consent Form
STUDY PARTICIPANT INFORMED CONSENT FORM
My name is __________ and I represent the Urban Institute, a non-profit research firm in Washington,
DC. The Urban Institute is conducting this study for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department
of Justice. The purpose of this study is to learn about the unlawful commercial sex economy (UCSE) in
the U.S., more specifically, how it works and how it has changed over time.
The following things will happen in this interview:
1. You will be asked, in private, about your involvement in the UCSE. Questions will focus on the
structure of your business, the technical organization of your business, and the scope and
structure of your social networks. This interview will take approximately 45 minutes to one
hour. You may refuse to answer any questions or stop the interview at any time. If you would
like to speak with a counselor at any point during or after the interview, we will contact the
appropriate person(s) to make sure you are able to speak to someone immediately.
2. To thank you for your participation in the interview today, you will receive a $50 gift card upon
completion of this interview.
We promise you the following things:
Confidentiality: Your responses will be kept confidential. Your name and any other
identifying information will not be disclosed to anyone, other than the researchers conducting
this study, without your permission. Your name will never be used in any report. Reports will
combine information from many individuals who are participating in this project. However, all
the information gathered from interviews such as this one will be combined so no one will be
able to deduce who exactly said what.
Any information that you tell me cannot be used to affect your status here in this program or
your ability to participate in any programs in the community.
An exception to the promise of confidentiality is specific information about child abuse or
intent to commit crime in the future or intent to harm yourself. The Urban Institute will not ask
you about these issues. However, the Urban Institute will report this information to the proper
authorities if you share such information.
The confidentiality of your responses is protected under Title 28 Part 22 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. That means that information discussed in the interviews (except as otherwise
mentioned) are fully protected from law enforcement investigation. We also ask that you not
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