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Florida Lt. Governor Discusses Human & Drug Trafficking Prevention Efforts
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Florida Lt. Governor Discusses Human & Drug Trafficking Prevention Efforts

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and the Florida Highway Patrol recently hosted a roundtable discussion with law enforcement leaders about efforts to combat human trafficking. At the roundtable, law enforcement officers and sheriffs from Citrus, Pasco, Sumter, and Hernando counties joined together to discuss the importance of tracking down human traffickers and holding them accountable for…

Moody, others training Floridians to identify and report human trafficking
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Moody, others training Floridians to identify and report human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

(The Center Square) – Attorney General Ashley Moody, Truckers Against Trafficking, the Florida Department of Transportation and Busing on the Lookout are working together to train more than 100 Floridians in the gaming and passenger transportation industries to identify and report human trafficking. Moody and TAT hosted a Florida Bus & Casino Coalition Build Out…

New report finds DCF’s human trafficking screening tool may not identify all victims
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New report finds DCF’s human trafficking screening tool may not identify all victims

ByEyes on Trafficking News

PALMETTO, Fla. — A screening tool the state uses to help identify child victims of human trafficking is not very reliable, a new report shows, and “may not successfully identify” all kids. Despite years of recommendations, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) has made no changes to the interview guide since it was first implemented…