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A human trafficking task force is a group of individuals who work together to address the issue of human trafficking in their community. These task forces often include representatives from law enforcement, social services, and other organizations that can provide support to victims of human trafficking. The goal of a human trafficking task force is to coordinate efforts to identify, rescue, and support victims of human trafficking, as well as to prosecute those who engage in this criminal activity. Some human trafficking task forces also focus on raising awareness about human trafficking and educating the public about how to identify and prevent this crime.
This is a hybrid event but CEUs will only be granted for those who attend in person. Please join the Santa Clarita Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, Santa Clarita NASW, College of the Canyons, Henry Mayo Hospital, Child and Family Center, Zoe, Saving Innocence, and Higher Ground in the SCV Human Trafficking Summit on September…
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – An Upper Peninsula organization is bringing a special movie to a theater near you. The Upper Peninsula Human Traffic Task Force is partnering with Angel Studios to show the movie “Sound of Freedom” to raise awareness about human trafficking. Showings are at Rogers Cinema in Houghton for $7.50 and at all…
INDONESIA — The recent revelation of a human trafficking case has led the police to uncover an organ trafficking scheme. A syndicate has been sending a number of Indonesian citizens abroad to have their kidneys harvested. The victims have been deprived of adequate medical care. The Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD,…
(The Center Square) – Victims of human trafficking have new protections and resources in North Carolina. Definition of the crime was expanded through legislation in Senate Bill 626. Gov. Roy Cooper signed it Friday. The law gives human trafficking victims a statutory right to seek a permanent no-contact order against their trafficker, protections previously only…
More funding and collaboration is needed to bolster the county’s agencies and stakeholders in combatting human sex trafficking, the Orange County Grand Jury concluded in its latest report published this month. Prior to releasing its findings, the group conducted extensive interviews with county officials, social service personnel and subject matter experts in addition to reviewing…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man and a woman were arrested for allegedly forcing a woman into prostitution. John Edwards Hammond, 30, and Taquita Hughes, 28, were charged with trafficking for commercial sex acts, police said. A woman contacted MPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking Task Force on June 10th. She said she met…
A Marine Reserve officer’s quick thinking is credited with busting a gang’s alleged human-trafficking operation in Alexandria, Va., where the lieutenant colonel was staying during a recent drill weekend in nearby Washington, according to service officials. The Marine Corps dubbed the lieutenant colonel “a hero” in a news release this week announcing he had been…
Click a link below to jump to a particular article or scroll down to read the whole blog post/newsletter. Several Anti-Trafficking Bills Pass the Legislature Including Safe Harbor Below is a final report on the outcome of the 2023 Iowa Legislature. As you may recall, the 2023 legislation started with eight human trafficking bills. Of…
COLUMBUS, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Micah’s Promise, a non-profit organization that educates the public about prevention of youth sex trafficking and intervention and support for victims, unveiled its newest facility for young women at an event Thursday. Amerigroup donated $500,000 to help complete the second phase of the organization’s mission, creating a transitional housing facility for young women,…
For the first time in over 40 years, the annual ceremony was held in the eastern part of the county at Simi Valley City Hall. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko introduced the the event by noting its history, which began in 1981 after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed April as the month to recognize crime…
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