Human Trafficking is a serious crime that can happen in any neighborhood without anybody knowing. 

Human Trafficking is a serious crime that can happen in any neighborhood without anybody knowing. Human traffickers are very secretive which makes the investigations so extremely difficult. Human trafficking occurs in every state and different law enforcement agencies are actively working the cases. County and County and Municipal agencies such as Sheriff’s Offices and Police Departments, State police and federal agencies investigate trafficking and smuggling cases.

Research and examine the human trafficking investigations in your state. Who performs the investigations and are there special task forces?

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The Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion some type of labor or commercial act (What is Human Trafficking?). Over the past couple of decades the incidences of human trafficking has increased due to the ease of travel and the accessibility to vulnerable individuals which has been aided by technology. Generally, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) investigates cases of human trafficking, especially if it is on a larger scale. North Carolina does have the Charlotte Mecklenburg Human Trafficking Task Force which a coalition of several law enforcement agencies who assist in the apprehension and prosecution of human trafficking rings.

What is Human Trafficking? (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/what-human-trafficking.