Current Research and News on Human Trafficking
There are many reports about human trafficking from a variety of government agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational and research institutes where you can find more information.
Reports
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Labor and Sex Trafficking Among Homeless Youth
A Ten-City Study by Laura T. Murphy
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The Typology of Modern Slavery
Defining Sex and Labor Trafficking in the United States - Polaris
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2015 Attorney General's Trafficking in Persons Report
The United States Department of Justice
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The State of Human Trafficking in California 2012
California Attorney General’s Office, California Department of Justice
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Trafficking in Persons Report 2017
U.S Department of State, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Person
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2016 Hotline Statistics
National Human Trafficking Resource Center 2016
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Human Trafficking in California 2015
The National Human Trafficking Hotline. The information is based on incoming signals made to the NHTRC from January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 about human trafficking cases and issues related to human trafficking in California. Signals refer to incoming communications with the NHTRC and can take the form of phone calls, online tip reports, or emails. Signals regarding topics unrelated to human trafficking are not included in this report. In 2015, the NHTRC received a total of 24,757 signals nationwide.
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2015 Report: Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Network Society
A Project of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, 2015
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Human Trafficking Online: The Role of Social Networking Sites and Online Classifieds
USC Annenberg Center on Communication, Leadership and Policy, September 2011
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Special Report: Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2011
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Human Trafficking Task Force E-Guide
U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), "Human Trafficking Task Force e-Guide" This Guide is a resource to support established task forces and provide guidance to agencies that are forming task forces. Its purpose is to assist in the development and day to day operations of an anti-human trafficking task force and to provide fundamental guidance for effective task force operations.
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2014 POST Guidelines on Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking
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Freedom Denied: Forced Labor in California
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, 2008.
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Binational, Multi-State Survey on Human Trafficking Legislation and Collaboration
Produced by the Arizona State University – North American Center for Transborder Studies, in partnership with Council of State Governments West, Conference of Western Attorneys General Alliance Partnership, and the Borders Governors Conference, (2011)