1. New Jersey Department of Education Human Trafficking Collaborative
October 5, 2016

2. Background
January 2015
Human Trafficking in America’s Schools is released
December 9, 2015
“Understanding Victims of Human Trafficking” presentation
December 30, 2015
Start outreach to New Jersey educational organizations
March 7, 2016
First meeting of the NJDOE Human Trafficking Collaborative

3. NJDOE Human Trafficking Collaborative

4. What is Human Trafficking?
Form of modern day slavery;
Traffickers use FORCE, FRAUD, or COERCION on victims for the purpose of sexual exploitation or labor; and
Rapidly growing criminal industry second only to drug dealing and equal in scope to arms dealing. 4

5. Impact on Learning Observable Behaviors:
Abrupt change in behavior/aggression
Disconnected/unengaged
Sudden change in academic
performance
Unexplained absences
Overly tired
Poor health

6. New Jersey Statute April 26, 2005: N.J.S.A. 2C:13-8 First-degree crime
Twenty years to life sentence
May 6, 2013: Governor signed the Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection and Treatment Act
Increased penalties and liabilities for all forms of human trafficking
Created the Human Trafficking Commission
Established a human trafficking survivors victim assistance fund 6

7. Where Is Human Trafficking?
NEW JERSEY
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Data Map 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2015

8. Why New Jersey? POPULATION
Eleventh most populous, but most densely populated
LOCATION
Prime spot along the I-95 Corridor
INDUSTRY
Casino
Farming
EASY ACCESS
Using one of its many major interstate routes, truck-stops, airports, seaports, and terminals 8

9. Recent Arrests/Convictions in New Jersey
Three charged in hair salon human trafficking ring 9

10. Increased Vulnerability
Homeless
In foster care
Abused or neglected
Suffering trauma
From home with violence/conflict
Disconnected from the education system
Substance abusers
LGBTQ
…But remember any child can be a victim
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11. Human Trafficking and DCF
Initial focus on the trafficking of minors as a child welfare issue began in the Spring of 2013, prior to the 2014 Super Bowl.
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, expanded definition of “child abuse” to include human trafficking.
Statewide Central Registry
877 – NJ ABUSE
Single point of entry statewide for services.

12. human trafficking is under reported**
DCF Data
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
All-time US statistics: 25,696 Cases / 51,823 Survivors Identified
2015 US statistics: 5,544 Cases / 75% Sex Trafficking
2015 NJ statistics: 169 Cases / 82% Sex Trafficking (54% minors)
Department of Children and Families
November 2013 – August 2016: 372 calls received (multiple victims per call)
**Like most gender or sexually based violence,
human trafficking is under reported**

13. Outreach Three regional symposiums Featuring
November 18, 2016 – Gloucester County Institute of Technology
December 6, 2016 – DCF Professional Building, New Brunswick
January 27, 2017 – Bergen Community College, Lyndhurst
Featuring
Expert speakers
Panel session
Breakout sessions
Identification
Prevention
Intervention

14. Next Steps Develop NJDOE Human Trafficking Webpage
Agencies who can assist
State and national hotline numbers
New Jersey Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS)
Resources for
Human Trafficking Awareness Month (January)
Starting student advocacy groups/clubs/projects
Sharing lesson plans related to human trafficking