Human Trafficking

McLennan County deputies with the Human Trafficking Unit will be training the Polish border patrol to look for signs of trafficking

“The arrests of a human trafficker and four child predators alone makes this whole operation worthwhile,” said Sheriff Grady Judd

Among them, 34 were arrested on suspicion of trafficking or exploiting sex workers, according to police

Indicators may not be the settings themselves but evident through the conditions and circumstances observed in the victim

Dr. Michael Shively from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation discusses the challenges of addressing human trafficking, sexual violence and other forms of victimization

LE agencies can work with non-profit organizations to use data-driven methods to effectively (and rapidly) combat human trafficking

Investigators need specialized training and tools to fight the unique challenges of dark web criminal activity

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) Program helps LE agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual abuse

Authorities initially served a search warrant at the house after receiving a call that someone was being held there

Training is a necessity and should be an ongoing priority at every police agency, but getting it done is not as simple as it may seem

Callyo provides technology that enables investigators to compile evidence more efficiently, communicate with victims and put traffickers behind bars

Officers responded after getting a call of a man running down the street yelling that he'd been kidnapped

Attorney General David Yost announced that an anti-human trafficking operation had resulted in 45 missing children being recovered

Will lessons learned from the shelter-in-place orders figure into future policing strategies and policies?

The Anaheim PD’s John sting underscores the pervasive nature of the demand side of prostitution – one prong of the pernicious problem of human sex trafficking