Sex trafficking

OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, will present the three-part webinar series "Commercial Sex Trafficking—Using Research Findings To Support Investigations" on September 13, 19, and 26, 2017, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET. This series will explore research related to commercial sex trafficking of minors and how to improve system responses to victims. The...

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...

On May 30, 2017, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, will present "Reducing Demand for the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Your Community." This webinar will address how reducing demand should be the focus of a community's response to the commercial sexual exploitation of minors. The presenter will discuss a...

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, in partnership with OJJDP and Rights4Girls, will host the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Child Sex Trafficking on June 5-7, 2017, in San Diego, CA. This interactive training will provide judges and judicial officers with tools to better work with youth who are victims or are at risk of becoming victims of child sex trafficking...

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...