Human trafficking in Ohio : markets, responses, and considerations / / Jeremy M. Wilson, Erin Dalton.

• Author: Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation); Wilson, Jeremy M., 1974-
• TeilnehmendeR: Dalton, Erin.; Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation); Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (109 p.)
• Notes: "MG-689-OACP".; "Supported by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police."; "Rand Safety and Justice ; a Rand Infrastructure, safety, and environment Program."

Human trafficking has garnered a significant and growing amount of attention from the U.S. government since the 1990's, culminating in the passage of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000. There is also a growing body of research on human trafficking, but most of it has focused on trying to show that human trafficking is a problem. Wilson and Dalton explore the extent and characteristics of concrete cases of human trafficking in Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, as well as the awareness of and response to the problem by the justice systems and social service provider communities

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Objective; Background; Approach; Study Limitations; Outline of This Monograph; Chapter Two - The Human-Trafficking Markets in Columbus and Toledo; Existence of Human Trafficking; Characteristics of Human Trafficking: Victims and Traffickers; Columbus and Toledo Comparison; Chapter Three - Justice System Response; Training and Resources; Identification of Victims; Treatment of Potential Victims; Investigating and Prosecuting Cases; Charges and Penalties; The Role of Criminal Statutes

Columbus and Toledo Comparison Chapter Four - Service Provider and Community Responses; Service Providers and Services Provided; Training and Resources; Meeting the Needs of Victims; Collaboration; Columbus and Toledo Comparison; Chapter Five - Key Policy Considerations; Improve Awareness and Response Through Training, Education, and Outreach; Improve Victim Programs and Resources; Improve Law Enforcement Capacity; Improve Practitioner Collaboration; Refine Departmental Policies; Use Analyses to Develop Evidence-Based Programs and Responses

Consider and Assess Legislative, Legal, and Regulatory Changes Appendix A - Background Information on Case Study Sites; Appendix B - Content Analysis References; Appendix C - Fact Patterns of Concrete Human-Trafficking Cases; Appendix D - Constructive Cases for Understanding and Responding to Human Trafficking; References