“First, research reveals that prosecutions and convictions for sex trafficking offenses relied primarily on pre-TVPA laws, even after the TVPA was passed and subsequent reauthorization laws. » (Albonetti, 201) It is difficult to establish whether this law actually works, just as it is difficult to identify victims of sex trafficking. If sanctions against sex traffickers/lawyers are not enforced to the harshest extent, then supply and demand will not decrease. However, there are programs to help victims of sex trafficking. Programs such as Creating Hope Through Awareness, Options, Services and the Child and Youth Education Grant Program; (SNAP) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, et al. “However, little is known about the extent to which these services and benefits are accessible to child victims/survivors of sex trafficking, and whether victims and service providers are aware of these programs. (Finklea et al., 24) By making people more aware of what is happening around them, sufficient training of social workers and police officers would make a big difference in the way these cases are handled as well as the lives of these children. Funds are available to assist trafficking victims and provide them with services. “DOJ funds were used by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to provide services to noncitizens and, beginning in FY 2009, to