Human trafficking
Overview of Human Trafficking and NIJ’s Role
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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
Date Published
November 2024
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Understanding the Retrospective and Current Health Care Needs and Service Experiences of Adult Survivors of Minor Sex Trafficking
Date Published
October 2024
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Persisting Concerns About Image Exposure Among Survivors of Image-Based Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Childhood
Date Published
November 2024
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Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: Chicago
Date Published
2024
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Child Trafficking as a Predictor of Subsequent Juvenile Justice Involvement
Date Published
December 2024
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NIJ-Sponsored
Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services: Assessment of Program Outcomes, Technical Report/Final Progress Report
Date Published
2024
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Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services, Brief Summary
Date Published
2025
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Human Trafficking Data Project
Date Published
2025
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Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims
Date Published
January 2025
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Pediatrics and Preventive Care – Establishing a Foundation of Trust
Date Published
2025
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Partnering to Enhance Services for Survivors: An Evaluability Assessment and Formative Evaluation of Safe Horizon's Anti-Trafficking Program
Date Published
2025
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Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: New York
Date Published
December 2024
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Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: Summit County
Date Published
2025
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Labor Trafficking in Construction and Hospitality Survey Findings: Denver
Date Published
January 2025
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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
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
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Leveraging Gaming to Enhance Knowledge Graphs for Explainable Generative AI Applications
Date Published
August 2024
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Exposure to Child Sexual Abuse Material among Law Enforcement Investigators: Exploring Trauma and Resilience Profiles
Date Published
October 2024
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