FBI Initiatives

• Participating in joint law enforcement task forces (there are up to 30 such task forces around the country right now);
• Using intelligence to identify traffickers and gain insights into how they conduct their operations (i.e., finances, logistics);
• Looking at possible human trafficking elements in cases initially identified as human smuggling, Internet crimes against children, and/or sex tourism matters; and
• Perhaps most importantly, working closely with trafficking victims—many of whom don't speak English—to enlist their help in prosecuting their captors AND to make sure they get the support they need to cope with the horrors they've been through and get back on their feet.