NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
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Labor trafficking
Child Labor Trafficking within The US: A First Look at Allegations Investigated by Florida's Child Welfare Agency
Journal
Journal of Human Trafficking
Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Policing labor trafficking in the United States
Journal
Trends in Organized Crime
Date Published
May 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Human Trafficking Research Portfolio
NIJ’s Human Trafficking Research Portfolio funds research on sex and labor trafficking of adults and children in the United States, including topics related to its nature and scope. It also funds evaluations of promising practices in victim identification, supportive victim services, and investigations and prosecutions of offenders.
Human trafficking involves the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person through the use...
Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: Chicago
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Child Trafficking as a Predictor of Subsequent Juvenile Justice Involvement
Journal
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services: Assessment of Program Outcomes, Technical Report/Final Progress Report
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services, Brief Summary
Date Published
2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Human Trafficking Data Project
Date Published
2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Partnering to Enhance Services for Survivors: An Evaluability Assessment and Formative Evaluation of Safe Horizon's Anti-Trafficking Program
Date Published
2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: New York
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Verified Human Trafficking Allegations Among Single and Dual System-Involved Children: Predicting Initial and Repeat Victimization
Journal
Child Abuse & Neglect
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: Summit County
Date Published
2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: Denver
Date Published
January 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Topical Brief: Immigrant Workers
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Topical Brief: Barriers to Help-Seeking
Date Published
December 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Assessing the Predictive Utility of Florida’s Human Trafficking Screening Tool among Dual System-involved Youth
Journal
Children and Youth Services Review
Date Published
January 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Improving the Systems Response to Victims of Human Trafficking with Substance Use Disorders in Minnesota
15PNIJ-24-GG-05452-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$399,969
Identifying High-Priority Needs to Improve the Measurement and Application of Human Trafficking Prevalence Estimates
Date Published
October 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Leveraging Gaming to Enhance Knowledge Graphs for Explainable Generative AI Applications
Date Published
August 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
A Practical Guide to Interviewing Potential Human Trafficking Victims
Date Published
November 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Disaggregated Estimates of the Prevalence of Trafficking in Humans (DEPTH)
15PNIJ-24-GG-01747-HT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$2,495,790
Exploring the Intersection of Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking, and Other Criminal Activity in the United States
15PNIJ-24-GG-01904-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$649,895