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Tips for Identifying Suspected Victims of Human Trafficking

By on April 7, 2014 in Corrections, Drug Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Gangs, Human Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Partnerships, Life experiences, Police Preparation, Police Training, Policies, Public Safety Issues

By John Meekins

The term “human trafficking” makes headlines every day, but those headlines often miss the point of a truly sordid story of women locked into lives for which there is no end—often because law enforcement and corrections officials do not recognize the true situation.

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Law Enforcement Must Know How to Identify Victims of Human Trafficking

By on June 21, 2012 in Emerging Issues in Law Enforcement, Human Trafficking, In the News, Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Partnerships, National Security, News for Law Enforcement, Police Preparation, Police Training

This week, the U.S. State Department released the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Report. Findings from this report estimate that 27 million people worldwide are victims of slavery, which includes sex trafficking, indentured servitude, bonded labor or forced military service.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the findings:

“This report gives a clear and honest assessment of where all of us stand,” said Clinton, according to an article in U.S.

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