Chapter7: Investigation of Human Trafficking
Submitted to: Ms. Mae Conley
Submitted by: Cynthia Jackson
CJ 519
10/15/17
Investigation of Human Trafficking 1
Human trafficking is a violation of federal civil rights laws. The FBI is investigating these crimes as one of its top civil rights priorities to protect those who may be a victim of this crime. According to Gilbert the general process of investigation is complex, but it may be summarized as the systematic and thorough inquiry into and individual or an incident in order to ascertain the truth. The identification of a trafficked victim is vital to ensure that they may be granted access to protection and support services. If a trafficked victim is not identified as …show more content…
A criminal investigation can be reactive or proactive (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006 p.1). There are two basic approaches to the management of a criminal investigation. The first approach relates to jurisdictions with a civil law tradition. The responsibility for the investigation lies with a prosecutor or judicial officer. In the second approach, primarily found in jurisdictions with a common law tradition,
Investigation of Human Trafficking 2 investigations are conducted by the law enforcement agency independently and the charged suspect is handed over for prosecution in the courts (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006 p.1).
It may be argued that an interrogation is designed to match acquired information to a particular suspect to secure a confession. However, despite to commonsense belief that people do not confess to crimes they did not commit, 20% to 25% of all DNA exonerations involve innocent prisoners who has confessed (Kassin, …show more content…
Those involved in human trafficking are legal immigrants who maintain close contacts with their country of origin and are family members of members of the victims. The common languages and ethnic background initiates a relationship with the potential victim (Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2006 p.1).
The Polaris Project, 2010 identifies human trafficking as a form of modern day slavery where people profit from the and exploitation of others. The Federal Bureau of investigation (2006) identifies that victims are recruited primarily by fraud, enforced with violence. For traffickers there is never a short age of victims, especially when economic hardships allow for people to become eager for higher paying jobs that may lead to additional opportunity in distant cities and nations.
Human trafficking is rapidly emerging as a top priority for many state law enforcement agencies. To effectively and comprehensively combat this growing crime
Investigation of Human Trafficking 3 trend, agencies should develop a state strategy that articulates how agencies will prepare for and respond to human trafficking activity within the state. This toolkit is designed to assist states in developing this strategy; it defines suggested components to include and provides examples of these
Submitted to: Ms. Mae Conley
Submitted by: Cynthia Jackson
CJ 519
10/15/17
Investigation of Human Trafficking 1
Human trafficking is a violation of federal civil rights laws. The FBI is investigating these crimes as one of its top civil rights priorities to protect those who may be a victim of this crime. According to Gilbert the general process of investigation is complex, but it may be summarized as the systematic and thorough inquiry into and individual or an incident in order to ascertain the truth. The identification of a trafficked victim is vital to ensure that they may be granted access to protection and support services. If a trafficked victim is not identified as …show more content…
A criminal investigation can be reactive or proactive (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006 p.1). There are two basic approaches to the management of a criminal investigation. The first approach relates to jurisdictions with a civil law tradition. The responsibility for the investigation lies with a prosecutor or judicial officer. In the second approach, primarily found in jurisdictions with a common law tradition,
Investigation of Human Trafficking 2 investigations are conducted by the law enforcement agency independently and the charged suspect is handed over for prosecution in the courts (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2006 p.1).
It may be argued that an interrogation is designed to match acquired information to a particular suspect to secure a confession. However, despite to commonsense belief that people do not confess to crimes they did not commit, 20% to 25% of all DNA exonerations involve innocent prisoners who has confessed (Kassin, …show more content…
Those involved in human trafficking are legal immigrants who maintain close contacts with their country of origin and are family members of members of the victims. The common languages and ethnic background initiates a relationship with the potential victim (Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2006 p.1).
The Polaris Project, 2010 identifies human trafficking as a form of modern day slavery where people profit from the and exploitation of others. The Federal Bureau of investigation (2006) identifies that victims are recruited primarily by fraud, enforced with violence. For traffickers there is never a short age of victims, especially when economic hardships allow for people to become eager for higher paying jobs that may lead to additional opportunity in distant cities and nations.
Human trafficking is rapidly emerging as a top priority for many state law enforcement agencies. To effectively and comprehensively combat this growing crime
Investigation of Human Trafficking 3 trend, agencies should develop a state strategy that articulates how agencies will prepare for and respond to human trafficking activity within the state. This toolkit is designed to assist states in developing this strategy; it defines suggested components to include and provides examples of these