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Trafficking in Meaning: Law, Victims, and the State

Date Published

March 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

The Fight Against Human Trafficking

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada and Mexico

Date Published

February 2002

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Gaps in Reporting Human Trafficking Incidents Result in Significant Undercounting

Date Published

August 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Gaps in Reporting Human Trafficking Incidents Result in Significant Undercounting

Notes From the Field: Reducing the Need for Victim Testimony in Human Trafficking Cases

Date Published

June 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Reducing the Need for Victim Testimony in Human Trafficking Cases

Taking on the Dark Web: Law Enforcement Experts ID Investigative Needs

Notes From the Field: Emphasizing a Victim-Centered Approach in Human Trafficking Prosecutions

Date Published

May 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Emphasizing a Victim-Centered Approach in Human Trafficking Prosecutions

Notes From the Field: Collaboration Is Key in Human Trafficking Investigations

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Notes From the Field: Collaboration Is Key in Human Trafficking Investigations

Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Sex Trafficking of Minors, Fiscal Year 2020

Closing Date

May 26, 2020

FAQs on Artificial Intelligence

National Institute of Justice, Annual Report 2017

Date Published

January 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

Trends in Arrests and Investigative Techniques of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes: The 4th National Juvenile Online Victimization Study

2020-MU-CX-K002

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$994,844

Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020

Closing Date

April 20, 2020

Notes from the Field: A Snapshot of the United States Indian Policing Academy

National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice

Date Published

November 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Researcher-Survivor-Ally Evaluation of the Mayor's Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking, Final Summary Report

Date Published

August 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Researcher-Survivor Formative Evaluation of San Francisco's Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces: Peer Involvement

Date Published

August 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Researcher-Survivor Formative Evaluation of San Francisco's Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces: Levels of Collaboration

Date Published

August 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Sex Trafficking of Minors: The Impact of Legislative Reform and Judicial Decision Making in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Communities

Date Published

September 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Legislation/Policy Analysis

National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice

October 2019

This video, produced for IACPTV, describes the mission of NIJ and highlights body armor research, forensic advancements, human trafficking work, and the Policing Strategic Plan. 

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Notes From the Field

Those working in the criminal justice system should always use research and evidence to inform their policies, practices, and work. However, leaders often need to make decisions based on limited information and under unpredictable or even volatile circumstances. Sometimes there simply isn’t research available yet to help inform decisions on emerging issues.

Notes From the Field is not a research-based publication. Instead, it presents lessons...