July 2014
The investigation of human trafficking cases comes with a unique set of challenges, as well as numerous obstacles to successful resolutions. This issue offers examples of some solutions that have worked and ideas and suggestions for improving law enforcement responses to human trafficking so that officers may successfully battle this “hidden” crime.
As technologies and trauma services improve, some might assume that highway safety would improve alongside them. While it is true that some fatalities are prevented, new technologies and related issues may also be increasing the dangers of pursuits, roadside work, and day-to-day traffic. With new issues come the need for new solutions, such asthose discussed in this issue.
Articles
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The Dangers of Vehicle Pursuits: New Emerging Issues
As long as crime has existed, criminals have been attempting to elude justice. The invention of the automobile gave criminals one more way to attempt to escape the grasp of law enforcement. While the ... -
Driving to Save Lives in Virginia
When the concept of a multi-layered, multi-agency traffic safety program, which became the Drive to Save Lives campaign, was first batted around among the state and provincial (S&P) ranks, there w... -
Making the Case for a Collaborative Response to Human Trafficking Crimes: U.S. v. Andrew Fields
Since passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000, the United States has seen a steady increase in awareness of human trafficking as a serious crime and human rights violation. Th... -
Addressing Victims of Sexual Trafficking with a Dose of Humanity: The Role of Peer Counselors
Most people know the old saying “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” If there’s any truth to that statement, then surely there are... -
Ten Years and Counting...
One Woman’s Path from Survivor to MentorThis year, I will celebrate a decade of sobriety and the 10th anniversary of my release from Cook County Jail. The interesting thing is I never really left. Inspired by my experience with the sheri... -
The Front Line: Challenges for Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
ew laws, increased awareness, and better coordination among government agencies has not led to the identification of the number of human trafficking cases one might expect. This article explores resea... -
Human Trafficking: Building an Agency’s Social Capital Through a Social Justice Response
When Drequan Dugar was arrested on charges of human trafficking on February 18, 2014, by the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina, the case illustrated how the response to human tra... -
Bonus, online article—The Justice Department’s Diagnostic Center Provides Technical Assistance to Address Human Trafficking
Effectively addressing human trafficking can pose a significant challenge to communities without established practices for identifying and protecting human trafficking victims and investigating and pr... -
Human Trafficking Training and Resources1
Bureau of Justice Assistance-funded Trainings Human Trafficking Basic Awareness Training for Law Enforcement Agencies now can access the online version of the basic
Columns
- President's Message: Enhancing Highway and Roadway Safety: A Multi-Pronged Effort
- Legislative Alert: Federal Funding Update: Full Steam Ahead on Appropriations
- Officer Safety Corner—Yoga and Mindfulness Program: City of Falls Church Police Department
- Research in Brief—Putting Sex Traffickers Out of Business: Combatting Human Trafficking and Prostitution by Reducing the Demand for Commercial Sex
- Chief's Counsel: Encountering Mentally Ill People and Potential Liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Product Feature: Home Security Enters New Markets; Reduces Burden on Law Enforcement
- Technology Talk: 38th Annual LEIM Training Conference and Exposition: Cutting-Edge Tools, Technology Issues, and Adaptability for Law Enforcement
- The Distracted Driving Problem: A Legislative Approach
- Products and Services July 2014
- July 2014 Product Update
- July 2014 Line of Duty Deaths