Law Enforcement

Law enforcement groups, issues, and resources related to human trafficking.

TRAPPED: The Powerful VR Experience for Youth and Counselors to Combat Human Trafficking
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TRAPPED: The Powerful VR Experience for Youth and Counselors to Combat Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Virtual Reality (VR) technology is revolutionizing the way we experience and learn about the world around us. Among the many applications of VR, education and training are emerging as one of the most promising areas of development. In particular, VR is being used as a powerful tool for raising awareness about important social issues, such…

Tarrant County 5 Stones February 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones February 2023 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones February 2023 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this February consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Glenna Pendleton of STEAM and Ty Bowden of The Net as they discussed legislative updates as they relate to trafficking.   Here is the link to…

Tarrant County 5 Stones January 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones January 2023 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones January 2023 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this January consisted of some law enforcement updates including a special case update by Sgt. White, and a presentation by Sarolyn Morgan, LCSW-S, BCD, with Homeland Security Investigations.  Ms. Morgan discussed the process of survivor recovery and…

Wichita Falls Mayor experiences interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training
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Wichita Falls Mayor experiences interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training

ByBilly Joe Cain

Radical Empathy met up with Wichita Falls Mayor Stephen Santellana, through a great connection with Southern Grit Advocacy. https://youtu.be/MTnoDq1cmYA ABOUT RADICAL EMPATHY EDUCATION FOUNDATION Radical Empathy is an Austin-based nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking. Their VR experiences include fully interactive, computer generated environments married with narrative, user-directed stories. Visit them at reefcares.org or you can help immediately…

More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications
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More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications

ByAdam Zarnowski

“The existing social order is a swindle and its cherished beliefs mostly delusions.” – George Orwell  Human trafficking is an issue that takes many forms and typologies across the world and society. Traditionally, human trafficking is thought of as falling into one of two categories: sex trafficking, trafficking in persons for commercial sexual exploitation, or…

Interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training teaches human trafficking prevention in Wyoming
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Interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training teaches human trafficking prevention in Wyoming

ByBilly Joe Cain

Uprising’s Terri Markham explains how she uses TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to train everyone from children to legislators using an interactive virtual reality experience Radical Empathy Education Foundation and Uprising began their relationship early in 2022, when Terri Markham was looking for unique ways to teach people about human trafficking. We caught up with…

The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts You're Getting – Slate Magazine
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The Hidden Abuse Behind Those Spam Texts You're Getting – Slate Magazine

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Inside the 'pig-butchering' scams seeing thousands trafficked into cyber slavery – ABC News
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Inside the 'pig-butchering' scams seeing thousands trafficked into cyber slavery – ABC News

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Exposé: The Quiet Epidemic of 'Judicial Child Trafficking' in America – American Greatness
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Exposé: The Quiet Epidemic of 'Judicial Child Trafficking' in America – American Greatness

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Parental alienation therapy teaches children that their alleged abuser, and they themselves, are the victims of “alienation” by the non-abusive parent. By Peter D’Abrosca  August 20, 2022 (original article) “We used to be cautious about alleging corruption in the court system, but after 16 years of doing this work, I can say that it’s almost like…