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Human Trafficking
Publications and Products
Following are federal materials that have been released within the past five years related to trafficking in persons:
- General Information and Data
- Prevention Efforts
- Enforcement Activities
- Assistance to Victims
- Learn More
General Information and Data
Trafficking in Persons Report
U.S. Department of State, Annual Report
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2015
U.S. Department of Justice, June 2016
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2014
U.S. Department of Justice, December 2015
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017
Office for Victims of Crime, January 2014
Ending Modern-Day Slavery: Using Research to Inform U.S. Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
National Institute of Justice, February 2013
Looking for a Hidden Population: Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego County
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, November 2012 
OJP Fact Sheet: Human Trafficking
Office of Justice Programs, December 2011
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010
Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2011
Prevention Efforts
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, September 2013
Ending Modern-Day Slavery: Using Research to Inform U.S. Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
National Institute of Justice, February 2013
National Overview of Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Efforts
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, April 2012
Enforcement Activities
Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy e-Guide: Strengthening Collaborative Responses
Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office for Victims of Crime, October 2014
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, September 2013
Prostitution and Human Trafficking: A Paradigm Shift
Federal Bureau of Investigation, March 2013
Federal Government Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
Office of Refugee Resettlement, September 2012
Identifying Challenges to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of State and Local Human Trafficking Cases
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, April 2012
Assistance to Victims
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States: Fiscal Year 2016 Status Report
Office for Victims of Crime, August 2017
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States: Fiscal Years 2013-2014 Status Report
Office for Victims of Crime, July 2015
Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy e-Guide: Strengthening Collaborative Responses
Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office for Victims of Crime, October 2014
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017
Office for Victims of Crime, January 2014
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, September 2013National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime-sponsored, September 2012
Victim Assistance Fact Sheet
Administration for Children & Families, United States Department of Health & Human Services, August 2012
Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking (Interview at the 2012 NIJ Conference)
National Institute of Justice, June 2012
Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance
Office for Victims of Crime, May 2012
Existe Ayuda: Help Exists Toolkit
Office for Victims of Crime, 2011
Learn More
See OJP's National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) resource on Human Trafficking for additional federal resources on this topic.
