Identify

To identify something means to recognize or establish its identity. This can involve comparing it to a known standard or reference, or using various clues or characteristics to determine what it is. For example, someone might identify a plant by its leaves, flowers, or fruit, or identify a person by their face, voice, or name. Identifying something can also involve assigning it a label or category, such as a particular type or class. The process of identification can be important for providing information, for making decisions, or for understanding the world around us.

 

 

Global law enforcement collaboration leads to rescue of 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation
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Global law enforcement collaboration leads to rescue of 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation

An international investigation resulted in the successful rescue of a 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation, and the arrest of a suspected trafficker, on June 18, 2023, in Manila, Philippines. Another suspect in Manila was arrested on November 11, 2022. The operations were a result of international law enforcement collaboration between the Philippine National Police…

TravelCenters of America Hosts Truckers Against Trafficking Mobile Exhibit
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TravelCenters of America Hosts Truckers Against Trafficking Mobile Exhibit

TravelCenters of America hosted the Freedom Drivers Project (FDP), a Truckers Against Trafficking program, at its TA travel center in London, Ohio, this month. The FDP is a first-of-its-kind mobile exhibit that educates visitors about human trafficking, which affects tens of thousands of people in the United States every year. The project focuses on how…

San Diego supervisor proposes to expand anti-trafficking education in county schools
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San Diego supervisor proposes to expand anti-trafficking education in county schools

Standing in front of the San Diego County Administration Building on Friday, San Diego native Kileen Washington detailed her ordeal with human trafficking starting when she was 14 years old. “I was stripped from my family. Sold across the country — over a dozen states in total — for over three and a half years,”…

Survivor of human trafficking case shares story in hopes to help others
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Survivor of human trafficking case shares story in hopes to help others

The Denver District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Unit has been around for six years. In that time, they have investigated over 150 cases and filed lawsuits for 91 cases and 28 indictments in the grand jury. Including, Randy Clark’s case, a Colorado man who has been sentenced to 45 years for assault and human trafficking charges….

UH Hobby School research highlights community importance, human trafficking in Houston, and more on Houston Newsmakers
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UH Hobby School research highlights community importance, human trafficking in Houston, and more on Houston Newsmakers

IN THIS EPISODE: Host Khambrel Marshall sits down with the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to identify the importance of Hispanics in our community. Human trafficking is a major problem in Houston. The United Against Human Trafficking organization investigates how wide the impact is in the…

2 new Texas laws tackling human trafficking take effect Sept. 1
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2 new Texas laws tackling human trafficking take effect Sept. 1

Editor’s note: Full disclosure: PBJ Learning is developing an online course for Rideshare Drivers in Texas. Texas Transportation Network Company Human Trafficking Training TX HB 2313 is in production right now. New laws set to begin Sept. 1 are addressing human trafficking in Texas. House Bill 3579 allows the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation…

Biden admin to fund $4M study linking climate change to child labor, trafficking in Nepal, grant docs show
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Biden admin to fund $4M study linking climate change to child labor, trafficking in Nepal, grant docs show

The Biden administration is funding a $4 million project to determine a connection between child labor and climate change in the South Asian country of Nepal. The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday announced the availability of $4 million in federal taxpayer dollars to be released through its Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) “to…

Sup. Jim Desmond Op-Ed: Empowering Our Youth, Combating Human Trafficking Through Education and Awareness –
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Sup. Jim Desmond Op-Ed: Empowering Our Youth, Combating Human Trafficking Through Education and Awareness –

Posted: August 23, 2023 Updated: 10:13 AM KUSI Newsroom San Diego County, known for its beauty and promise, is now marred by the grim reality of human trafficking. According to the FBI, San Diego is one of the country’s 13 hotspots for human trafficking. A study by the University of San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene…

“It happens all the time:” Human trafficking in Baltimore
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“It happens all the time:” Human trafficking in Baltimore

It usually doesn’t happen the way it does in the movies. The dramatic kidnapping scenes we learn to fear as kids – that’s not how human trafficking typically goes down. “The van’s not gonna pull up and yank you into the back of the van. The stuff you see in “taken” is extremely, extremely rare,…