TCRIM 374 Human Trafficking: Web Resources

Includes statutes and cases.

Includes reports and fact sheets.

Includes news, statistics, stories and features.

Coalition of organizations in Washington State that provide direct assistance to victims of trafficking.

Country-specific information such as national laws and action plans and contact information on useful governmental agencies. It also has a description of NGO activities in different countries and their contact information.

Promotes the global fight on human trafficking on the basis of international agreements reached at the UN. Includes links to action plans by country.

Describes the characteristics of human trafficking investigations, suspects, and victims in cases opened by federally funded task forces between January 2008 and June 2010. This report provides information about investigations, persons involved in suspected and confirmed incidents of human trafficking, and case outcomes.

This report will expand the conceptualization of “the demand” to include two additional components: the exploiters – the traffickers and pimps – and the state. The purpose is to bring a better understanding to the factors that lead to the exploitation and sexual enslavement of women and children around the world.

This report summarizes the findings of a human rights documentation project conducted by the Sex Workers Project in 2007 and 2008 to explore the impacts and effectiveness of current anti-trafficking approaches in the US from a variety of perspectives.

Adapted from Chapter four Cyber “pedophiles”: a behavioral perspective in Prosecuting Online Child Exploitation Cases, US Department of Justice, 2002.

The Prosecution, Protection, and Prevention sections of each country narrative describe how a government has or has not addressed the relevant TVPA minimum standards.

Compilation of all permanent laws now in force. It is a collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed.

Access case documents including docket, arguments, opinions, and merit briefs.

Search Bill Text and Bill Summaries. The full text of legislation can also be searched across multiple Congresses.

Regulations of executive branch agencies are issued by authority of statutes. Like legislation and the Constitution, regulations are a source of primary law in Washington State. The WAC codifies the regulations and arranges them by subject or agency. The online version of the WAC is updated twice a month.

Access bills, digests, history, and reports. To view prior years back to 2003, click on the tab that contains the year for the bill. For Historical bill information from 1991 to 2002, click on the link for Detailed Legislative Reports. To browse current bills, click on Bills by Topic to browse. From the Bills by Topic page, click on the circle next to By Subject. Browse the list, click on desired subject and Continue.