human trafficking Archives

President’s Message: The Globalization of Crime

Law enforcement professionals around the world need to be aware of and responsive to global crimes and be able to swiftly and effectively respond in order to mitigate and minimize risk that can spiral...

Global Policing

The New Transnational and Technological Mafias

Contemporary mafias in all their manifestations are now a transnational phenomenon. It is impossible to isolate mafia criminal activities in a single specific territory. To understand the new organize...

Crime & Violence

Combating Drug-Facilitated Sex Trafficking of Runaway Youth

Human trafficking is the second-largest criminal enterprise in the world, with an estimated industry of $150 billion. The victims transcend age, race, and various social classes, and the perpetrators ...

Investigations

The Boys Behind the Business

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, provided an environment that human trafficker Jason Gandy recognized as “target rich” and an advantageous opportunity in which to peddle his wares. Wha...

Human & Civil Rights

Big Data, Networking, and Societal Coordination Can Help Combat Human Trafficking

Shandra Woworuntu came to the United States from Indonesia when she was 24 years old, expecting to work in the hotel industry. She had lost her job as a financial analyst and trader at an internationa...

From the Director

From the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General: Supporting Law Enforcement’s Anti-Human Trafficking Work

Human trafficking is a global security threat that threatens the safety of communities. It is a massive criminal industry fronted by fraudulent businesses built on the slave labor of victims we pass e...

Informer

Informer: November 2020

The Informer breaks down three studies for law enforcement leaders to help keep them up to date. This month’s topics are common themes and suggestions for addressing labor trafficking, the “hidden...

Human & Civil Rights

Sex Trafficking and Vice

The traditional role of the vice unit within law enforcement agencies is to investigate vice-related crimes such as prostitution, gambling, bookmaking, pornography, and problems associated with alcoho...