Labor trafficking

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2019. This issue’s top story and Message From the Administrator discuss National Mentoring Month and OJJDP’s longstanding commitment to mentoring.

Other features in this issue—

• Overview: OJJDP’s Special Victims and Violent Offenders Division
• January: National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• Justice Department and OJJDP...

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...

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...

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...

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...