By Dave Malone
I retired from the Eau Claire Police Department in Wisconsin after 32 years, having served the last 10 of those years as the Chief of Police. Back in 1976, as a young sergeant, I was given the …
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Yes, You are Fighting Human Trafficking. Are you Ready to Share?
By Dave Malone
The other day I attended the movie “Lincoln”—not the one about the vampire slayer, the “real one” about a courageous and thoughtful leader. As I have thought about the difficulties President Lincoln faced in abolishing slavery, I …
Human Trafficking: Steps to Take at the Local Level
By Dave Malone
Albert Einstein once said, “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
Human trafficking (HT) is modern-day slavery …
A Global Approach: Prominent International Agencies Join Forces to Combat Human Trafficking
By Leischen Stelter
When Deputy Chief Kim Derry (retired) of the Toronto Police Service was acting president of the FBINAA in 2010, he traveled around the world meeting with different FBINAA chapters. One of the issues that kept coming up, time and time again, was the issue of human trafficking and the tremendous growth and impact modern-day slavery was having around the world. On November 4-7, many of these international agencies and organizations will come together to discuss how to develop a central coordination center focusing on gathering and processing data and information about human trafficking.
Myth vs. Fact: A Wake-Up Call about Human Trafficking
On June 6-8, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen hosted the 2012 Attorney General’s Summit on Public Safety in Wisconsin Dells, WI, concentrating on the issue of human trafficking. The presentations made at the summit served as a loud “wake-up call” to most of the law enforcement personnel in attendance. As a police officer, what is your level of understanding about human trafficking? Ask yourself if you have accepted some of the following myths.
It’s the Second Largest Criminal Enterprise in the World. Do You Know How to Identify Potential Human Trafficking Victims?
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. Its victims are those who provide labor or services through force, fraud or coercion and it’s happening everywhere. Just last week, Canadian courts prosecuted what is thought to be the largest human trafficking case in the country. In the U.S., the FBI prosecuted a case involving 600 Thai victims .
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