Supporting Survivors of Trafficking in the Criminal Legal System
Title: Supporting Survivors of Trafficking in the Criminal Legal System
Date: October 30, 2024
Time: 11:00 am PST/ 2:00 pm EST (90 minutes)
Presenters:
- Kiricka Yarbough Smith
- Wilnisha Sutton
- Katie Newell, Vermont Police Department
Description:
Join us for an engaging webinar that delves into the complexities of human trafficking, particularly within the context of criminally charged survivors. Through a multidimensional lens, we’ll explore risk factors, protective strategies, and collaborative approaches to support survivors navigating the criminal legal system.
Learning objectives:
As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to:
- Define human trafficking, including its legal implications, to foster a shared understanding among system involved survivors.
- Recognize the intersectionality of human trafficking with domestic and sexual violence and other social issues, particularly those that effect system involved survivors.
- Identify the risk factors and indicators of trafficking specific to individuals with criminal legal system involvement.
- Explore collaborative strategies to enhance protective factors, cultural safety, and inclusion for survivors from diverse backgrounds navigating the criminal legal system.
This project was supported by Grant No.15JOVW-23-GK-05126-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
