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Detecting, Investigating and Prosecuting Traffickers

Research conducted by NIJ grantees has uncovered several key findings:

  • Trafficking victims often have contact with local law enforcement authorities, but because local law enforcement agents lack sufficient training, they fail to notice the victims or take appropriate action to bring them to safety (Bales and Lize, 2005).
  • When authorities have had success arresting traffickers, nongovernmental organizations have provided intelligence to help. In addition, these organizations helped stabilize victims so that they could cooperate with law enforcement (Bales and Lize, 2005).

Learn more about NIJ projects that address detecting, investigating, and prosecuting traffickers .

Go to Meeting Victims' Needs and Preventing Repeat Victimization

Works Cited

Bales, K., and S. Lize. "Trafficking in Persons in the United States." Final report submitted to the National Institute of Justice, March 2005, NCJ 211980.

Date Created: October 26, 2007