FOREIGN-BORN HUMAN TRAFFICKING—A DARK SPECTER HAUNTING AMERICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING LANDSCAPE
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Authors
Haunsperger, Natasha B.
Subjects
human trafficking
mandatory reporting
local and state law enforcement
combating labor trafficking
mandatory reporting
local and state law enforcement
combating labor trafficking
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Brannan, David W.
Dahl, Erik J.
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2020-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This research examined how the inclusion of human trafficking as a crime subject to state mandatory reporting requirements would enhance local and state law enforcement efforts to identify, document, and investigate the crimes of foreign-born human trafficking. This thesis documented the impact of state mandatory reporting laws on police responses to domestic violence and child abuse crimes through an examination of relevant legislation and statutes, scholarly works, data collection frameworks, case studies, and statistical findings. It subsequently found that state-level mandatory reporting laws related to domestic violence and child abuse enhanced law enforcement’s ability to identify such crimes through improved data collection and analysis. Based on these findings, the incorporation of trafficking crimes into states’ existing mandatory reporting frameworks will likely improve law enforcement efforts to create comprehensive data collection and sharing platforms necessary for evidence-based policy development and evaluation of anti-human trafficking strategies. However, amending mandatory reporting laws should be held in abeyance until such time that due consideration can be given to ethical concerns and the potential victim impact of such changes.
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National Security Affairs (CHDS)
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