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Human trafficking

Webinar To Discuss Community Resource Inventories To Serve Victims of Human Trafficking

On September 7, 2017, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, will present Conducting Community Resource Inventories To Serve Victims of Human Trafficking. This webinar will explore best practices for creating an organizational network to develop communitywide services for victims of human trafficking. Participants will learn the steps to conduct...

Nominations Being Accepted for 2018 National Crime Victims' Service Awards

 

The Office for Victims of Crime is now accepting nominations for the 2018 National Crime Victims' Service Awards to recognize individuals, teams, programs, and organizations who demonstrate outstanding service in support of victims of crime. Nominations are due July 31, 2017. The award recipients are selected from public nominations in 11 categories. The Tomorrow's Leaders Award category will honor youth as old as...

Webinar To Discuss Trauma-Informed Care for Human Trafficking Victims

On June 7, 2017, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, will present "Human Trafficking: Identifying and Responding to Victims in the Healthcare Setting." This webinar will present strategies to help healthcare professionals to identify and appropriately assist trafficked persons with victim-centered, trauma-informed care and services. Presenters will examine a...

Registration Open for AMBER Alert in Indian Country: Child Protection Symposium

 

The Fox Valley Technical College AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program will host the AMBER Alert in Indian Country: Child Protection Symposium on June 1-2, 2017, in Bismarck, ND. This event will address child protection issues in Indian Country, including child exploitation, human trafficking, and endangered and abducted children. Participants will learn how to identify AMBER Alert best practices for their community, gather resources to...

Department of Justice Launches Violence Reduction Clearinghouse Online Toolkit

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The Department of Justice Violence Reduction Network has introduced an online Violence Reduction Clearinghouse that allows users to build and download a custom toolkit of evidence-based strategies, best practices, training, technical assistance, publications, and more to help reduce violence. Users can browse by topic area, such as justice-involved youth, which includes OJJDP-sponsored or produced resources. Topics also include human trafficking, gang violence, community policing...

Department of Justice Awards More Than $49 Million To Combat Human Trafficking

​On September 29, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded more than $49 million in grants to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions, law enforcement agencies, and victim service providers to combat human trafficking nationwide. The grants will provide services for human trafficking victims, support task forces that investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases, assist child victims of sex trafficking, and support research and develop best...