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Services Available to Survivors of Human Trafficking
(1)“Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age;” or (2) “[T]he recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or…
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Attorney’s Role in Helping Human Trafficking Victims
Attorneys play a vital role in helping victims of human trafficking. Sometimes, when an attorney is working with domestic abuse victim, the victim might also be a victim of human trafficking. It is however important for an attorney to take the time to find out if his or her client is a victim of human trafficking. The American…
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Law Enforcement as First Responders
Human trafficking is both a domestic and international crime being committed daily around the world. The fact that human trafficking is the modern day slavery cannot be over emphasized. Local law enforcement agencies often are the first to come into contact with this covert crime. And, as first responders, law enforcement agencies play a critical…