Prosecution. 22 U.S. Code. Trafficking Maps. Trafficking Maps Human trafficking occurs all over the world.
In North America, there are over a dozen major trafficking hubs. This means that people, primarily girls and women, are brought from all over the world—by boat, airplane or car. The traffickers use false passports and paperwork so that the origin and identities of the girls are concealed or lost. They are then on sold to others who distribute them, just like any other commodity. Below is a map of the major hubs in North America. U.S. Anti-Trafficking Legislation » The Protection Project. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) enacted in 2000, and subsequently reauthorized in 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2013 is the main U.S. federal legal instrument to address trafficking in persons.
Using the “3 P” approach, the TVPA provides for - prosecution of perpetrators of trafficking in persons by establishing the crimes of trafficking in persons and listing the punishments,protection of victims of trafficking by creating a bill of rights for victims, including the right to medical care, shelter, restitution, civil remedy, residency status, work permit, access to information, andprevention of trafficking by allowing for programs and grants to increase awareness on human trafficking.
The TVPA addresses both trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and labor exploitation. Definition of “severe forms of trafficking in persons” in Section 108 (3) of the TVPA: The TVPA in 5 Colors: T VISA Application (PDF) How to Report New UCR Initiatives. NIBRS Agencies Use Revised Flat File Layouts One document now supplies NIBRS agencies with everything they need to submit all of the new types of data.
The NIBRS Technical Specification provides updated flat file record layouts (including the cargo theft indicator), new offense definitions (for trafficking offenses), and additional data values (for new bias motivation categories and types, as well as updated race and ethnicity categories). This document is available on the FBI’s updated website at SRS Agencies Use Excel Workbook or Revised Flat File Layouts Two options currently exist for SRS agencies to submit new data: Microsoft Excel Products (provided by the FBI)—This option is a one-stop shop to submit all of the new data types. Keep in Mind. Technical Specifications. UCR Program Adds Human Trafficking Offenses to Data Collection, Includes More Specific Prostitution Offenses. On January 1, 2013, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program began collecting data regarding human trafficking as mandated by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.
According to David Cuthbertson, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, “As law enforcement begins to capture and submit data on human trafficking, our UCR statistics will start to show the extent of what is essentially modern-day slavery in our country.” Now, law enforcement agencies participating in the UCR Program can submit offense and arrest data for human trafficking in two new categories: commercial sex acts and involuntary servitude. The UCR Program defines these offenses as follows: Human trafficking/commercial sex acts—Inducing a person by force, fraud, or coercion to participate in commercial sex acts, or in which the person induced to perform such act(s) has not attained 18 years of age.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Human Trafficking Awareness Training. Human Trafficking Awareness Training.