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Modeling local behavior for predicting social interactions towards human tracking

Journal

Pattern Recognition

Date Published

April 2014

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Overview of Human Trafficking and NIJ’s Role

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Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of a person for labor, services, or commercial sex.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and its subsequent reauthorizations recognize and define two primary forms of human trafficking:

• Sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a...

Online Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in a National Victim Survey

Journal

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Date Published

November 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding the Retrospective and Current Health Care Needs and Service Experiences of Adult Survivors of Minor Sex Trafficking

Date Published

October 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Persisting Concerns About Image Exposure Among Survivors of Image-Based Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Childhood

Journal

Psychological Trauma-Theory Research Practice and Policy

Date Published

November 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services, Brief Summary

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Human Trafficking Data Project

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims

Date Published

January 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Pediatrics and Preventive Care – Establishing a Foundation of Trust

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Trafficker or Trafficked? Predicting Victim versus Offender Status of Female Defendants in Federal Sex Trafficking Prosecutions Using the T.R.A.P. Typology

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

January 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 and 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)

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

30 Years of the Violence Against Women Act: Endurance, Expansion, and the Next Era

Date Published

January 14, 2025

Summary of a plenary panel from the 2024 NIJ Research Conference

Improving the Systems Response to Victims of Human Trafficking with Substance Use Disorders in Minnesota

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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)

COVID-19 and Child Sex Trafficking: Qualitative Insights on the Effect of the Pandemic on Victimization and Service Provision

Journal

Public Health Reports

Date Published

August 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)

Exposure to Child Sexual Abuse Material among Law Enforcement Investigators: Exploring Trauma and Resilience Profiles

Journal

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Date Published

October 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)