Purpose & Focus

A multidisciplinary anti-human trafficking task force encourages a collaborative effort among local and federal law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers to provide a comprehensive and victim-centered response to human trafficking.

In a broad context, task force efforts should pursue:

• Identification of victims of trafficking and effective delivery of comprehensive services.
• Identification of offenders through proactive investigations and prosecutions at both the local and federal levels when appropriate.
• Training law enforcement and victim service personnel on trauma-informed practices and coordinated responses.
• Raising awareness of the response efforts and service gaps within the community served by the task force.
• A Shared Understanding of all aspects of human trafficking to include all types of trafficking and victim identities.

Task forces may also incorporate a forum for other community organizations to become involved in the response to trafficking by offering additional services to victims

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For additional information and tools, visit the Resource page for Section 2.1: Forming a Task Force