1. Human Trafficking Commission May 30, 2017 Item 4
County of Santa Clara Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking: Comprehensive Overview
Human Trafficking Commission
May 30, 2017
Item 4

2. Introduction and Overview

3. Introduction and overview
In August 2014, the County of Santa Clara launched an organized response to address human trafficking locally by commencing the work of the Santa Clara County Human Trafficking Commission.
The Commission set out to
Investigate the nature and scope of human trafficking,
Identify model victim-centered policies, services, and preventative measures,
Make legislative and policy recommendations to the Board of Supervisors,
Support the apprehension and prosecution of traffickers, and
Collaborate regionally, nationally, and internationally to share information and strategies for ending human trafficking.

4. Introduction and overview
In 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved $2.86 million in funding to combat human trafficking. This funding
Enabled comprehensive and continuous support for commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) including transitional age youth;
Strengthened service providers’ ability to provide services for survivors including case management and housing assistance;
Strengthened the ability of the Probation Department and SSA to better serve CSEC;
Expanded human trafficking training. Office of Women’s Policy launched Human Trafficking Awareness training “Know the Red Flags” in partnership with community based organizations.
Raised public awareness in the county in partnership with VTA and the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking;
Ensured continued and uninterrupted work of the Law Enforcement to Investigate Human Trafficking Task Force.

5. Introduction and overview
On March 22, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved the extension of the Human Trafficking Commission through December 31, and approved the addition of three membership seats for persons with lived experience.
HTC co-chairs, Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Sheriff Laurie Smith, and DA Jeff Rosen, recommend that the Commission meet
Twice more in 2017, and
Once in November 2018 to review annual anti-trafficking work and to make recommendations relative to future policy and budget decisions.

6. Introduction and overview
HTC co-chairs have invited County departments to present anti- trafficking accomplishments to date.
LEIHT Task Force
Probation Department
Social Service Agency
Office of the County Counsel
Behavioral Health Services Department
Office of the Public Defender
Office of Women’s Policy

7. Law Enforcement to Investigate Human Trafficking (LEIHT) Task Force

8. LEIHT Task Force Formed in August 2014
Composed of a Sheriff’s Office Sergeant, a Deputy District Attorney, two Sheriff’s Office Detectives, and one District Attorney Investigator
Since 2014
Apprehended 110 perpetrators, including pimps, panderers, traffickers, “Johns” or buyers of sex, and those assisting in prostitution.
Contacted and offered services to 67 victims
Of the cases LEIHT investigated, the DA’s Office filed felony and misdemeanor charges including human trafficking, pimping, pandering, soliciting prostituting, aiding in prostitution and running a house of prostitution
In 2014, the DA’s Office filed 32 cases; in 2015, 28 cases and in 2016 and 2017, 27 cases

9. LEIHT Task Force
Several of the perpetrators apprehended have received prison sentences and or county jail terms
In , the LEIHT investigated and prosecuted owners of TapaOle Restaurant and Utopik Salon for labor exploitation and fraud crimes. In April 2017, the DA’s Office successfully secured a 42 felony count indictment against the Defendants for their treatment of Spanish workers, and for perjury, insurance fraud, tax fraud, and welfare fraud.
In February 2017, LEIHT investigated and arrested two pimps for human trafficking of a minor.
LEIHT completed and participated in more than 100 outreach and training events, and successfully reached over 3,000 people.
LEIHT is a resource for other police agencies in the County for human trafficking investigations.

10. Probation Department

11. Probation Department
From 2014 through 2016, prior to utilizing a formal tool, Juvenile Probation has identified a total of 99 CSEC youth:
10 were confirmed as CSEC while 89 youth were suspected
2 were identified as transgender, 3 were males and 94 were females.
In February of 2017, a JPD CSEC unit was created consisting of a Supervising Probation Officer and a Deputy Probation Officer. In FY18, a CSEC Peer Support Worker and 2 Behavioral Health Clinicians and 1 Behavior Health Case Manager will be added to the unit.

12. Probation Department
Developed and implemented a robust CSEC Policy and Procedures which incorporated the identification of CSEC youth within the general framework of the Division’s processes.
As of April 28, 2017, almost all of the JPD Deputy POs received a CSEC 101 and Policy and Procedures training.
Deputy POs were trained to identify youth who are at risk of becoming commercially sexually exploited by utilizing the West Coast Children’s Clinic Commercial Sexual Exploitation Identification Tool (CSE-IT). Utilization of the tool is now in effect within all units in the JPD.
Adult Probation current caseload: 39; 34 females, 4 males, 1 transgender; 2 females successfully graduated from probation.

13. Social Service Agency/Department of Family and Children’s Services

14. SSA/DFCS
As of October 2016, CSEC Interagency Protocol was fully implemented and operationalized.
Focuses on collecting data that drives system improvements over time to ensure the best possible outcomes for victims of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE).
In February 2015, the CSEC Steering Committee was established to develop, implement, and oversee the Protocol and assure that all sexually exploited youth receive victim-centered treatment.
As a result, since January 2016,52 youth were identified as being at-risk for CSE.
Community Solutions is currently providing services to these youth (crisis intervention, housing support, and medical, substance use, education, and mental health services.
Some of the youth who have aged out of the dependency system, transitional age youth, 18-25, continue to be eligible for services.
Since January 2017,36 consultations were conducted by the DFCS CSEC Transformation Team, including 25 new and 11 ongoing consultations.

15. SSA/DFCS
316 social workers received CSEC 101 training, 2 additional CSEC trainings planned for new hires
3 CSEC protocols were completed.
CSEC Coordinator and CSEC Social Worker were hired. 2 psychiatric social worker positions were approved by the BoS
Procedures were developed for referral to the CSEC Protocol Team by the DFCS CAN Center
On March 28, 2017, the DFCS amended the agreement with Community Solutions to launch the Demand Reduction Awareness Campaign.
Key positions within the DFCS, JPD, and the Public Health Department are now able to assess youth who have been or are at risk of exploitation, and facilitate multi-disciplinary meetings, and serve as liaisons and coordinators of services.

16. Office of the County Counsel

17. County Counsel
In 2013 and 2014, County Counsel played a key role in coordinating stakeholders in drafting a CSEC Law Enforcement Protocol
To ensure law enforcement moves toward a victim-centered approach and DFCS and CSEC advocates were immediately engaged to provide support and to connect with services.
The most significant outcome of the protocol – CSEC are not to be booked into juvenile hall unless no suitable placement is available, or the youth committed a crime that would warrant detention.
In 2015, Chief Asst. County Counsel Greta Hansen and Chief Probation Officer Laura Garnette chaired a Victim Placement Work Group convened by OWP.
Determined adequate and appropriate emergency, transitional, and long- term housing for HT survivors and evaluated available placements for in the County.

18. County Counsel
In October 2015, BoS approved a revised ordinance regulating massage establishments and massage therapists which enables the County to effectively combat human trafficking in illicit massage businesses, without imposing an undue burden on legitimate massage establishments.
Enforcement:
DA’s Office sent letters to massage businesses on compliance with the revised ordinance
After the deadline for compliance, County inspected the suspected illicit massage businesses and cited businesses that were out of compliance. In some cases initiated civil actions and criminal prosecutions against them.
7 illicit massage businesses in the unincorporated County were closed.

19. Behavioral Health Services Department

20. Behavioral Health
Participated in the collective efforts of DFCS, JPD, CSEC Child Advocates, Adult Probation, LACY, PHD, County Counsel, and others to develop a service delivery continuum – from CSEC identification and Multidisciplinary Team response (MDT).
Since April 11, 2016,
Implementation of CSEC Multidisciplinary Response Protocols (Immediate, Initial, and Ongoing MDTs)
“You Matter” Resource Card for victims and survivors
CSEC Logic Model
May 18, 2016, finalized BHSD CSEC Protocol – a behavioral health perspective of different points of entry (i.e., JPD, RAIC, DFCS, and Community), CSEC identification, referral process, service delivery system, and provision of services.

21. Behavioral Health
Selected the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths CANS:CSE Module assessment tool and posted the module on the CANStraining.com training website
Provided 3 CANS: CSE Module trainings on Nov 9, 2016, Dec 9, 2016, and March 20, 2017 for the CSEC Implementation Team and DFCS and JPD.
Provided a CANS: CSE Module Train the Trainer on March 21, 2017.
Worked extensively with Praed Foundation and AMS KIDnet to incorporate the CANS: CSE Module into the KIDNet data collection and reporting system utilized by BHSD for all CANS data. This will go live July 1, 2017.

22. Office of the Public Defender

23. Public Defender
Juvenile Court Team Supervisor Nisreen Baroudi and her staff have worked with the JPD, DA’s office, and victim advocates to ensure that minors who are flagged as potential CSEC are not criminalized, but are recognized as child abuse victims.
Staff is trained to make sure that the youth are provided with trauma-informed services in keeping with the CSEC protocol.
Educating system partners that Penal Codes 647(b) and (prostitution) have been amended and minors can no longer be charged with those two penal code sections.

24. Public Defender Adult Clients:
Misdemeanor Team Supervisor Irma Gallardo and her staff advocate for informal diversion for sex-workers on a case by case basis and for the opportunity to earn a dismissal of the charges upon successful completion of the YWCA program for sex-workers.
Working with the DA to allow additional programs, including out of county programs as qualifying diversion programs, and to allow sex- workers to have multiple opportunities to gain dismissals.
Urged the SJPD Police Chief to ensure that his staff be more sensitive and alert to sex-workers being trafficked.

25. Office of Women’s Policy

26. OWP
The Office of Women’s Policy’s efforts concentrated on coordination of system responses, capacity building, and awareness activities.
In 2015, convened 6 workgroups to support the work of the HTC:
Law Enforcement Protocols WG drafted a protocol which was approved by the Police Chiefs Association in Nov 2016.
Data & Research WG produced the Human Trafficking 2015 Data Report.
Victim Placement WG issued recommendations to identify housing options and system gaps for adult victims of human trafficking.
Public Sector Outreach WG developed HT curriculum and training materials.
Business Outreach WG identified highly impacted sectors of the community.
Public Awareness WG identified efficient ways to promote HT awareness to the general public. 

27. OWP
Developed a curriculum and training materials, “Know the Red Flags” – what is HT, how to recognize it, and what to do
11-minute video available in English, Spanish and soon Vietnamese
Brochure (available in all three languages),
Medical insert for medical specific trainings.
Over 3,500 county employees, public sector employees and members of the general public have received this training:
VTA, SCC Fire Fighters, Outreach Transit, CHP, Code Enforcement, SSA, Vector Control, Cal Works Counsel, Public Health, Rural Metro Ambulance
In March 2017, created and launched a specialized training series for the Justice System with input from Judges, the DA’s Office, the PDO, and Subject Matter Experts.
The introductory training was attended by over 150 individuals including: Judges, Court Staff and Court Partners; the LEIHT Task Force, PDO, DFCS, and JPD Youth.

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