Date
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Time
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Name
Illicit Enterprise in Plain View: Strip Clubs, Trafficking, and Organized Crime
Track
Research and Lived Experience
Speakers
Description
This workshop examines the role of strip clubs within organized crime typologies linked to human trafficking. Drawing on research and survivor evidence, it explores how these venues can function as recruitment pipelines, grooming environments, and exploitative enterprises. Participants will analyze patterns of coercion, barriers to enforcement, and strategies to identify and prosecute trafficking within sexually-oriented businesses.