Human Trafficking Task Force

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.

Law enforcement on human trafficking – Spectrum News
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Law enforcement on human trafficking – Spectrum News

Editor’s note: Fourth in a five-part series on human trafficking in Wisconsin: Law enforcement’s view on human trafficking in Wisconsin. GREEN BAY, Wis. — The situation is difficult, complicated and it’s challenging to make much progress. That is the definition of a quagmire. It could also be used to define the human-trafficking crisis in Wisconsin. What You…

Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony spotlights human trafficking in Ventura County
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Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony spotlights human trafficking in Ventura County

In recognition of National Crime Victims Rights Week, Ventura County officials gathered Thursday to highlight local efforts to combat human trafficking. 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…

Teen helps raise awareness about human trafficking in Miami-Dade – WPLG Local 10
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Teen helps raise awareness about human trafficking in Miami-Dade – WPLG Local 10

MIAMI – At just 17 years old, Seanna Martínez stood in front of a crowd on Wednesday in Miami-Dade and said she is a human trafficking survivor. Seanna told the crowd of community leaders that she aspires to have a career in law enforcement. She was the keynote speaker of Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez…

Tarrant County 5 Stones April 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones April 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our April 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this April consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Mary Ann Contreras, RN with JPS Health Network. Mary Ann discussed the intersection between intimate partner violence and trafficking. Here is the…

Part 2: How sex trafficking victims are lured in – Spectrum News
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Part 2: How sex trafficking victims are lured in – Spectrum News

Editor’s note: Second in a five-part series on human trafficking in Wisconsin: How are sex trafficking victims lured in? FOND DU LAC, Wis. — It was a diaper run – something young mothers across the country do every day. McKenzie Zahradnik was with her two children – ages 2 and 4 months – and pregnant with…

FBI and Billings area law enforcement battle human trafficking – KTVQ
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FBI and Billings area law enforcement battle human trafficking – KTVQ

BILLINGS – Federal officials warned the public Monday of a continuing crisis, human trafficking, in Montana. They met to raise awareness about the prevalence of the issue and to have more people tackling the problem. Human trafficking happens every day in Billings, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI. So they made a…

Virginia Prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Toolkit
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Virginia Prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Toolkit

Download Toolkit PDF here Since 2007, over 3,500 trafficking victims have been identified in the Commonwealth of Virginia, resulting in 1,689 cases of human trafficking. Victims in these cases ranged from minors to adults, males to females, and victims of both labor and sex trafficking. This toolkit is intended to be a resource to help…

Iowa Trafficking Legislative Update – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery
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Iowa Trafficking Legislative Update – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery

Iowa Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation Update The NAHT Legislative Advocacy Committee lead by Maggie Tinsman and facilitated by Advocacy Strategies has been working hard to get the 2023 legislature to address priority anti-trafficking legislation. Click here to see the 2023 legislative priorities. Before the first funnel there were eight trafficking bills introduced by various legislators. In…

Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively – MDPI
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Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively – MDPI

1. Introduction The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was introduced in 2000, defining sex and labor trafficking and creating criminal statutes to facilitate investigations, prosecutions, and provide victim services in the United States [1]. Despite the TVPA, most local law enforcement agencies required years to begin investigating street level prostitution and residential brothels as potential…

Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court
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Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – UPDATE: The man arrested for taking a teenage girl from a foster home in Forsyth Township and attempting to smuggle her across the Mackinac Bridge has been bound over to Kent County Circuit Court. Terrence Clay, 38, of Comstock Park Clay is scheduled for a status conference in Kent County’s…