November 2020

Human Trafficking

GUEST EDITOR: Sabrina Fernandez

Human trafficking is a crime that spans the globe, occurring in all countries and often involving transnational criminals or the transport of people across borders. The victims of trafficking can come from any nationality, age, or other demographic group and may be exploited for sex, forced labor, domestic servitude, or another nefarious purpose. Due to the scope of this crime, all agencies, large and small, have important roles in combating human trafficking.

Articles

• Forced Criminality

  By Jane Anderson, Attorney Advisor, AEquitas, and Daniel Strong, Assistant Attorney General, Utah Attorney General’s Office
  The biggest human trafficking case in Utah history did not look like what anyone would have expected. As human trafficking awareness has risen across the United States and the globe, there are still b...

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• Tackling the Many Facets of Human Trafficking

  By John F. Tobon, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, Hawaii & Western Pacific Islands; Jessica Munoz, Founder/President, Ho'o-la Na- Pua; Ashley Maha’a, Volunteer, Ho'o-la Na- Pua; Tammy Bitanga, Advocate and Community Outreach Coordinator, Ho'o-la Na- Pua; and Joy Tanimura Winquist, Director of Programs, Ho'o-la Na- Pua
  Human trafficking is a heinous crime that challenges law enforcement agencies operationally, organizationally, and structurally. The complexity of responding to and investigating human trafficking of...

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• Hidden Crimes, Invisible Victims

  By Hilary Axam, Director, and Sean Tepfer, National Program Manager, Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, U.S. Department of Justice
  Human traffickers prey on some of the most vulnerable members of society, exploiting them for compelled labor, services, or commercial sex, often through invisible schemes of psychological coercion t...

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• The Metrics of Change

  By Alyssa Currier Wheeler, Associate Legal Counsel, Human Trafficking Institute
  In October 2019, Uganda’s only designated human trafficking prosecutor was attempting, for the second time, to hold a German national accountable for trafficking children on a remote island on Lake ...

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