Human trafficking in Ohio markets, responses, and considerations

Human trafficking has garnered a significant and growing amount of attention from the U.S. government since the 1990's, culminating in the passage of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000. There is also a growing body of research on human trafficking, but most of it has focused...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Jeremy M., 1974- (-)
Corporate Authors: Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation) (-), Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
Other Authors: Dalton, Erin
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand c2007.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426446106719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Objective; Background; Approach; Study Limitations; Outline of This Monograph; Chapter Two - The Human-Trafficking Markets in Columbus and Toledo; Existence of Human Trafficking; Characteristics of Human Trafficking: Victims and Traffickers; Columbus and Toledo Comparison; Chapter Three - Justice System Response; Training and Resources; Identification of Victims; Treatment of Potential Victims; Investigating and Prosecuting Cases; Charges and Penalties; The Role of Criminal Statutes
  • Columbus and Toledo Comparison Chapter Four - Service Provider and Community Responses; Service Providers and Services Provided; Training and Resources; Meeting the Needs of Victims; Collaboration; Columbus and Toledo Comparison; Chapter Five - Key Policy Considerations; Improve Awareness and Response Through Training, Education, and Outreach; Improve Victim Programs and Resources; Improve Law Enforcement Capacity; Improve Practitioner Collaboration; Refine Departmental Policies; Use Analyses to Develop Evidence-Based Programs and Responses
  • Consider and Assess Legislative, Legal, and Regulatory Changes Appendix A - Background Information on Case Study Sites; Appendix B - Content Analysis References; Appendix C - Fact Patterns of Concrete Human-Trafficking Cases; Appendix D - Constructive Cases for Understanding and Responding to Human Trafficking; References