Securing Justice to Combat Human Trafficking and Sexual Assault

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The Judicial System Can Mitigate Re-traumatizing Sex and Labor Trafficking Survivors

By Judge Virginia Kendall and Christi Wigle

When dealing with sex and labor trafficking survivors, judges should adopt a proper trauma-informed approach, and victims should also receive trauma informed resources from community partners, court advocates, and attorneys.

Courts & Judiciary

Disparate Impact Considerations in Human Trafficking Cases

By Judge Pamila J. Brown

Girls and women of color are especially vulnerable to and disproportionately victimized by sex trafficking, one of the fastest-growing forms of organized crime.

Courts & Judiciary

Fighting Modern-Day Slavery: Justice in Human Trafficking Cases Requires a Victim-Centered Approach

By Summer Stephan and Wendy Patrick

Handling cases involving human trafficking requires special training, skill, knowledge, and strategy, in terms of both accommodating victims and witnesses, as well as navigating through the ever-changing laws and evidentiary rules.

Courts & Judiciary

A Primer on the Complexities of Military Sex Offenses

By Col. Linda Strite Murnane (Ret.)

Col. Murnane outlines some of the unique and specific challenges in addressing sexual assault, rape, and sexual harassment offenses in the military environment.

Courts & Judiciary

Colleges Acting as Courts: The Evolution of Campus Sexual Misconduct Procedures

By Kelsey Becker

Academic institutions have been granted the authority to hold their own investigations and trials for campus sexual assault cases outside the justice system. Becker outlines the benefits and consequences of this arrangement.

Courts & Judiciary

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse—Who Are the Victims, What Are the Risks? Adults, Teens, and Children

By Lynn Hecht Schafran

Intimate partner sexual abuse is an aspect of domestic violence that is rarely discussed. However, when a mother has been sexually as well as physically assaulted, the potential for harm to children is particularly grave.

Courts & Judiciary

The Road to Redemption: Holding Rideshare Companies Responsible for Their Role in Trafficking

By Nadeem A. Bezar

When a rideshare service is linked to a client’s assault or trafficking situation, who is to blame—the company, the driver, the passenger, or the person who ordered the ride?

Courts & Judiciary

Rideshares, Air Carriers, and Hotels: Combating Human Trafficking by Educating Employees

By Judge Stephanie Domitrovich

To help combat human trafficking, many transportation businesses are now equipping their employees with the tools to combat human trafficking through education.

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Cell Phones, Social Media, and the Capitol Insurrection

By Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. (Ret.)

Judge Dixon describes how so-called anonymous cell phone data again proved to contain a trove of information that, when matched with social media posts, led to the identification and arrest of over 300 (and still counting) individuals facing...

Ethics Column

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Ethics and Empathy

By Marla N. Greenstein

While the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct outlines standards for maintaining impartiality, each judge is challenged to also bring humanity and compassion to the courtroom. Human trafficking issues bring that need and challenge to the forefront.

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Securing Justice to Combat Human Trafficking and Sexual Assault

The Importance of Judges Identifying Trafficking Victims

Features

The Judicial System Can Mitigate Re-traumatizing Sex and Labor Trafficking Survivors

Disparate Impact Considerations in Human Trafficking Cases

Fighting Modern-Day Slavery: Justice in Human Trafficking Cases Requires a Victim-Centered Approach

A Primer on the Complexities of Military Sex Offenses

Colleges Acting as Courts: The Evolution of Campus Sexual Misconduct Procedures

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse—Who Are the Victims, What Are the Risks? Adults, Teens, and Children

The Road to Redemption: Holding Rideshare Companies Responsible for Their Role in Trafficking

Rideshares, Air Carriers, and Hotels: Combating Human Trafficking by Educating Employees

Technology Column

Cell Phones, Social Media, and the Capitol Insurrection

Ethics Column

Ethics and Empathy