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Improving human-trafficking victim identification

The field study validated a structured trafficking screening tool with service providers and found that implementation requires trained, confidential, victim-centered interviewing rather than informal recognition alone.

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Laura Simich et al., Improving Human Trafficking Victim Identification: Validation and Dissemination of a Screening Tool, NIJ, 2014.

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The field study validated a structured trafficking screening tool with service providers and found that implementation requires trained, confidential, victim-centered interviewing rather than informal recognition alone.

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Topic reviews: Preventing Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Abuse & Human Trafficking

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