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Human Trafficking: Identifying the Signs

NCJ Number
308645
Date Published
September 2022
Length
2 pages
Annotation

This brief, written for tribal communities by the Office for Victims of Crime Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center, serves as a guide for identifying human trafficking.

Abstract

This publication of the Office for Victims of Crime Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center provides tips for understanding and recognizing human trafficking. The publication begins by defining human trafficking as well as the terms force, fraud, and coercion. It then outlines barriers to identifying human trafficking and possible circumstance of human trafficking. Finally, the publication provides information about resources—including contact information—and collaborative community responses.

Date Published: September 1, 2022