Community Resources
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Victim Compensation Program for victims of human trafficking in California (in Spanish and English)
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) offers resources for victims of human trafficking and oThe United States Citizenship and Immigration Servicesther crimes. Visa U, Visa T, VAWA
Victim Compensation Program for victims of human trafficking in California
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3 minutes
The 'Blue Campaign' from the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] clip gives the official definition of human trafficking, tells us what the US is doing to detect, protect, investigate and bring justice through department-wide coordination and training, and by encouraging community members to become involved.
Buyers Beware - Mobilizing to End Demand
9 minutes
Demand fuels the market for commercial sex. The anti-trafficking organization, Shared Hope International, takes demand seriously. Working to change the atmosphere of 'tolerance' and 'entitlement' that allows demand to prosper, this video defines Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, clarifies the buyer's role in this crime and what would deter them. Law enforcement offers experience and knowledge to fight demand.
(KGW News Channel 8)
4 minutes
Galvanized by what almost happened to her, 18-year old Brianna speaks to her local news station shortly after her rescue from a would-be sex trafficker. Joined here by her parents, they explain how lack of knowledge about how traffickers work put Brianna at risk . This video shows how it could happen to teens right here. Age 12+
2 1/2 minutes
Chosen is the story of two girls caught in the lies of sex traffickers. Brianna's first contact was in the restaurant where she worked; Lacy was invited to a neighborhood party; both had been targeted for recruitment long before any contact was made. Traffickers are experts at luring children into their nets through manipulation, isolation, false promises and fear. Chosen also teaches how to prevent this from happening to you, your friends, your daughters, your sons. The full length version is one of the best ways to protect and save children from trafficking. Age 12+
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
International Labour Organization (ILO)
3 minutes
There are 21 million women, men, and children laboring in slavery throughout the world today. ILO calls for prevention, protection, and access to justice to end human trafficking and its root causes.
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Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report: Marin’s Hidden Human Sex Trafficking Challenge: It’s Happening in Our Backyard.” June 2016
Marin County Human Trafficking Statistics - 2015: Download PDF
Human Trafficking Into and within the United States: Heather Clausen, et al, 2009
Trafficked Teen Girls Describe Life in the Game: NPR, 2010
Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major US Cities: Meredith Dank, et al, March, 2014.
Technology and Human Trafficking, USC University of Southern California: Read report
Report on the Use of Technology to Recruit, Groom, and Sell Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims: Thorn, 2015
Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns-UNODC report
Look Beneath The Surface: Read Report
International Labour Organization: Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL): Learn More
The Next Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problem with the Right Tools: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, July 17, 2012: Learn More
Share Hope International: Resources