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Attorney
General Mike DeWine
DeWine
Releases 2012 Human
Trafficking Annual Report
(COLUMBUS,
Ohio) - Ohio Attorney
General Mike DeWine today released the Human Trafficking Annual Report,
which
outlines efforts made by the Ohio Attorney General's Office in 2012 to
better
protect Ohioans against the threat of human trafficking.
"Human
trafficking is a
horrendous crime that preys upon the most vulnerable among us, often
targeting
our children," said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.
"I am proud of the progress made
throughout Ohio this year that has helped bring more awareness to the
human
trafficking issue."
Last
year, members of the Attorney
General's Human Trafficking Commission made strides to gauge the human
trafficking problem in Ohio and strengthen Ohio legislation addressing
human
trafficking.
Commission
members worked to fight
human trafficking in 2012 through:
.
2012 Law Enforcement Human
Trafficking Summit
.
Safe Harbor Law (House Bill 262)
.
Human trafficking webinars
.
2012 Domestic Sex Trafficking in
Ohio Report
.
Medical protocols and triage
research
.
Demand reduction efforts
In
addition to the work of the
commission, the Attorney General's Office has been engaged in other
efforts to
combat human trafficking, including:
.
Central Ohio Human Trafficking
Task Force
.
Central Ohio Human Trafficking
Collaborative
.
Law enforcement training
"Though
Ohio has made great
progress in the fight against human trafficking in 2012, there is still
much
work to be done to address this issue in the coming year," said DeWine.
Plans
for 2013 include new
legislative initiatives, an expanded focus on labor trafficking in
Ohio, and
new outreach and victims services efforts.
The
Human Trafficking Commission
will also release a report on Ohio's "John Schools," and the Attorney
General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) will begin to track
and
compile human trafficking violation data as required by the Safe Harbor
Law.
National
Human Trafficking
Awareness Day is observed each year on January 11th.
2012 Human Trafficking Report
For
additional information on the
human trafficking, visit the Ohio Attorney General's webpage.
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