Acknowledgments

Many individuals contributed to the development of the Human Trafficking Task Force e-Guide.  We are grateful to Jack Blakey, Jean Bruggeman, Amy Fleishchauer, and John Vanek who provided their valuable subject matter expertise to update and enhance the e-Guide.

OVC believes that incorporating survivors’ voices in the development of victim-related guidance for the field is imperative.  We would like to thank Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman and Emily Tocci for their unique insights and candid suggestions.

Special thanks go to the OVC and OVC TTAC staff, particularly Mary Atlas-Terry, Aashika Damodar, Ashley Garrett, and Lindsay Waldrop, who were instrumental in the coordination and review of this updated version of the e-Guide.

We also wish to acknowledge Florrie Burke and Nicholas Sensely for their significant role in developing the first edition.

The e-Guide would not be a success without the generous cooperation of the following organizations and agencies that provided valuable input for its development:

  • Anti-Trafficking in Persons Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Catholic Charities, Diocese of Rockville Centre
  • Civil Rights Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Clearwater Police Department
  • Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
  • Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Institute on Race and Justice, Northeastern University
  • International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • International Institute of Buffalo
  • International Rescue Committee Seattle
  • National Sheriffs’ Association
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Polaris
  • San Jose Police Department
  • St. Paul Police Department
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Victim Assistance Program, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security