sex trafficking

Throughout the period of July 2019 through December 2019, this project received and addressed, via email and phone communication, requests for information on anti-human trafficking training, technical assistance, and resources. The project staff tracked, addressed, and has kept record of all requests addressed through funding from award 2017-VT-BX-K101.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, Comprehensive Tribal Sex Trafficking Technical Assistance, Mending the Sacred Hoop Comprehensive and Domestic Violence Tribal Technical Assistance, Men as Peacemakers, and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute extend an invitation to attend the Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country at El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort, located in Tucson, Arizona on January 28 – 30, 2020.

In-person workshop at IACP 2019 Conference on "Effective Approaches to Combatting Human Trafficking": Promising practices demonstrate that human trafficking is best addressed with a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach combining the efforts of local, state, and federal law enforcement, prosecutors, victim services providers, and other key stakeholders. This workshop will illustrate the benefits of applying these practices to address both forced labor and sex trafficking at the local level, through frontline examples of successes of these critical partnerships.

In collaboration with sub-grantee AEquitas, the IACP is partnering to deliver a workshop at the Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force Conference on human trafficking out of prisons, titled "The Prison Pipeline: Recruitment from the Criminal Justice System," on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

Throughout the period of January 2019 through June 2019, this project received and addressed, via email and phone communication, requests for information on anti-human trafficking training, technical assistance, and resources. The project staff tracked, addressed, and has kept record of all requests addressed through funding from award 2017-VT-BX-K101.

Received a TA request from the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center in Tallahassee, FL requesting assistance regarding the development and revision of a victim-centered, trauma informed model response policy for law enforcement. They have been working in collaboration with the Leon county Sheriff's Office in the development of a human trafficking policy for sworn deputies regarding identification and follow-up protocols.

Conduct pilot training -- Awareness & Prevention of Sex Trafficking Training for Casino Hotel Employees--New Town, ND: Enhance the Indian tribes’ casino, hotel employees’ and security staff’s capacity to understand of the crime of HT, the unique needs of HT victims and the need for a victim-centered approach to the identification and rescue of potential victims by converting and adapting existing human trafficking hotel training to be compatible with Native American culture.

Conduct pilot training -- Awareness & Prevention of Sex Trafficking Training for Casino Hotel Employees--Pueblo of Isleta-Albuquerque, NM: Enhance the Indian tribes’ casino, hotel employees’ and security staff’s capacity to understand of the crime of HT, the unique needs of HT victims and the need for a victim-centered approach to the identification and rescue of potential victims by converting and adapting existing human trafficking hotel training to be compatible with Native American culture.

Conduct training -- Human Trafficking in Indian Country -- New Town, ND: This initiative will provide critical training to build awareness of the existence of Human Trafficking in Indian Country and provide law enforcement and community stakeholders with the tools necessary to begin the process of victim identification, rescue and restoration. Training for LE places an emphasis on investigation skills and case coordination with an understanding that the victim is the key focus of the investigation.

Conduct training -- Human Trafficking in Indian Country --Pueblo of Isleta-Albuquerque, NM: This initiative will provide critical training to build awareness of the existence of Human Trafficking in Indian Country and provide law enforcement and community stakeholders with the tools necessary to begin the process of victim identification, rescue and restoration. Training for LE places an emphasis on investigation skills and case coordination with an understanding that the victim is the key focus of the investigation.