Labor trafficking
Understanding What Works in the Identification, Investigation, and Prosecution of Labor Trafficking Cases in the United States: Improving Collaboration Between Law Enforcement Agencies and Departments of Labor Key Findings and Recommendations
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
Gender-Based Violence and the Latinx Community
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Gender-Based Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
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Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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Understanding and Characterizing Labor Trafficking Among U.S. Citizen Victims
NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
With this solicitation, NIJ continues to build upon its research and evaluation efforts to better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking in persons in the United States. Applicants should propose research and evaluation projects that — first and foremost — have clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects addressing the following priority...
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Mass public shootings continue to threaten communities in the United States, yet research on this criminal phenomenon is limited. In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of research projects summarizing NIJ-funded research projects’ newest findings on public mass shootings. The discussion will focus on NIJ’s investment to address the phenomenon of mass shootings through innovative study approaches to advance our understanding of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts. The implications of this research to criminal justice will also be discussed.
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An Exploratory Study of Labor Trafficking Among U.S. Citizen Victims
Crime frames and gender differences in the activation of crime concern and crime responses
Post-implementation of a Safe Harbor law in the US: Review of state administrative data
Safe harbor law: pre- to post-implementation change in service providers' knowledge and response to sex trafficking of minors
Ways investigators and prosecutors can better collaborate
Advice for prosecutors to improve their work on stalking cases
Advice for stalking victims from a prosecutor
How do prosecutors decide to drop or press charges in stalking cases?
Obstacles that prosecutors most commonly face in stalking cases
Understanding the Organization, Operation, and Victimization Process of Labor Trafficking in the United States
Human Trafficking Reporting System (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. It collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident...