Human Trafficking
National Human Trafficking Hotline
Call for help or to report a tip 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
1 (888) 373-7888
DOJ HT Initiative Mission:
The mission of the Wisconsin Department of Justice Human Trafficking Initiative is to make Wisconsin inhospitable to human traffickers and to support victim-centered strategies and partnerships throughout the state.
NEW!
- 2019 Law Enforcement Assessment of Sex Trafficking in Wisconsin (WI Department of Justice, 2020)
- 5 Takeaways from the Law Enforcement Assessment (WI Department of Justice, 2020)
ASSESS YOUR AGENCY'S PREPAREDNESS
- Human Trafficking Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals(WI Department of Justice, updated 2020)
See HT Guides & Toolkits below for additional discipline and industry-specific toolkits and guidelines.
FIND SERVICES
Wisconsin
- "Starting Point Map" (A resource for finding local services compiled by WI DOJ. Please read "Use & Limitations")
- Local Crime Victim Resources - County Map (WI DOJ Office of Crime Victim Services)
- Victim/Survivor Services Information (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
- Legal Action of Wisconsin Services for Survivors of Labor & Sex Trafficking
- End Abuse Wisconsin Service Providers (End Abuse Wisconsin)
- Sexual Assault Service Providers (WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
- Immigration & Public Benefits in Wisconsin (WI Collaboration on Immigration and Public Benefits)
National
- Services & Public Benefits for Victims of Human Trafficking (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons)
- National Human Trafficking Hotline Referral Directory (Polaris Project)
- Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking (U.S. DHS)
Resources
Human Trafficking Laws
Discipline and Industry-Specific Guides & Toolkits
General Education & Awareness Materials
Studies & Special Reports
Human Trafficking Laws
Laws
Wisconsin Human Trafficking Statute 940.302
Wisconsin Trafficking of a Child Statute 948.051
Wis.Stat. 948.081 Patronizing a Child
Wis. Stat. 165.505 Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking Administrative Subpoena
FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017)
Federal Human Trafficking Law & Regulations
Summary of Human Trafficking Statutes
HT Guides & Toolkits
Multidisciplinary
- Human Trafficking Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals (Wisconsin Department of Justice, 2020)
- Law Enforcement Duty to Report Trafficking of a Child to Local Child Protection (WI DOJ Oct. 2018)
- The Role of Law Enforcement in the T Visa Process (Police Executive Research Forum, 2018)
- Wisconsin Child Sex Trafficking Exploitation Indicator and Response Guide (2017)
- DOJ-DCF Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Prevention & Awareness Toolkit (2017)
- Wisconsin Human Trafficking Protocol and Resource Manual (Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Consortium)
- Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide (Office for Victims of Crime & Bureau of Justice Assistance)
Bus Industry
- Busing on the Lookout (BOTL) Training Program (Truckers Against Trafficking)
Educators/Campus
- Introduction to Human Trafficking for Education Professionals (TX Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force 2014)
- Campus Toolkit
Faith-Based
Health Care Providers
- SOAR Online Training Modules SOAR Online provides HT training modules online for health care providers and allied health care professionals
- SOAR for Native Communities
- Abstract: Medical Providers' Understanding of Sex Trafficking and Their Experiences with At-Risk Patients (Pediatrics, 2015)
- Medical College of Wisconsin Training: The Medical Response to Sex Trafficking in Minors
- Human Trafficking Webinar for Healthcare Providers (U.S. Health and Human Services)
- Resources for Behavioral Health Professionals (U.S. Health and Human Services)
Hotel & Lodging Industry
- Front Desk Summary
- Interactive Webinar: Hotel and Lodging Staff (2018, WI DCF, DOJ) English Spanish Hmong
- Video Webinar: Hotel and Lodging Staff (2018, WI DCF, DOJ) English Spanish Hmong
- Hospitality Industry Toolkit: English
Law Enforcement
- Duty to Report Trafficking of a Child to Local Child Protection (WI DOJ Oct. 2018)
- The Crime of Human Trafficking: A Law Enforcement Guide to Identification and Investigation (IACP)
- Toolkit: Child Sex Trafficking: A Training Series for Frontline Officers (IACP)
- IACP Human Trafficking Roll-Call Training Video Series (IACP)
- The Role of Law Enforcement in the T Visa Process (Police Executive Research Forum, 2018)
- Human Trafficking Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals (Wisconsin Department of Justice)
- Continued Presence for Victims of Human Trafficking (July 2010 ICE Brochure)
- Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide
Legal
- Meeting the Legal Needs of Human Trafficking Victims: An Introduction for Domestic Violence Attorneys & Advocates (American Bar Association, 2009)
- Online Benefits and Services Guidebook for Immigrants (WI Department of Children & Families)
Non-Governmental, General
Social Service Organizations
- Building Child Welfare Response to Child Trafficking (IOFA & Loyola University Chicago's Center for the Human Rights of Children, 2011)
Transportation
General Education & Awareness Materials
Downloadable Handouts
- Summary of Human Trafficking Statutes
- Understanding Victims' Mindsets (Polaris)
- Human Trafficking: Myth versus Reality
- Human Trafficking Power & Control Wheel
- 10 Things You Can Do Today
- General Indicators of Human Trafficking
Posters
The Department of Justice encourages the display of hotline posters in areas where victims of trafficking might be present. DOJ strongly encourages public agency executives and business owners of the following entities to download and display the posters:
- Gas stations with signs visible from an interstate or state highway that offer amenities to commercial vehicles
- Hotels
- Adult entertainment establishments
- Nail and hair salons
- Places at which employers engage some employees to perform agricultural labor
- Hospitals and other medical centers
- Places at which athletic or sporting events occur
- Establishments that operate as a massage parlor or spa, alternative health clinic, or similar entity
- Expositions conducted by a county or agricultural society
- Courthouses
- Rest areas maintained by the department of transportation
- Public and private transit stations
Click here to download National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline posters in 17 languages.
Wisconsin-specific posters created in response to 2015 Wisconsin Act 5 can be downloaded and printed below:
| Poster Size | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 x 11 | ||
| 11 x 17 | ||
| 15 x 25 |
National Outreach Campaigns
- U.S. Blue Campaign
- Truckers Against Trafficking
- Rescue & Restore
- U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services Rescue and Restore Campaign materials include fact sheets about different types of trafficking and resources available for victims, many publications are available in multiple languages:
- Human Trafficking
- Sex Trafficking
- Labor Trafficking
- Certification for Victims of Trafficking
- Victim Assistance
Video Public Service Announcements
Studies & Special Reports
Local Studies & Reports
- 2019 Law Enforcement Assessment of Sex Trafficking in Wisconsin (WI Department of Justice, 2020)
- 5 Takeaways from the 2019 Law Enforcement Assessment (WI Department of Justice, 2020)
- Estimating the Magnitude of Sex Trafficking Risk & Victimization of Juveniles and Young Adults in the City of Milwaukee (March, 2018)
- Abstract: Medical Providers' Understanding of Sex Trafficking and Their Experiences with At-Risk Patients (Pediatrics, 2015)
- Milwaukee Human Trafficking Services Survey (2013)
- Report on Sex Trafficked Youth and Milwaukee Police Department, April 15 2013
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Dane County Needs Assessment (2011)
National and Global
- U.S. State Department Trafficking in Persons Reports
- U.S. DHS Human Trafficking Strategy (Department of Homeland Security, 2020)
- Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major U.S. Cities (Urban Institute, 2014)
- Pillars of Hope: Attorneys General Unite to Fight Human Trafficking (National Association of Attorneys General Presidential Initiative, 2011-2012)
- Report on Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota (Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition and Prostitution Research & Education, 2011)
- Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents (Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 2009)
- Dallas High Risk Victims Model (Byron Fassett, 2008)
- Trafficking as an International Trade (April 2006)
- Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States (Coalition Against the Trafficking of Women, 2001)
- Guidance to States on Addressing Human Trafficking of Children in the U.S. (U.S. HHS, 2013)
- Look Beneath the Surface: U.S. Office on Trafficking Persons (U.S. Dept. Health and Human Services, 2003)