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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The readiness of local law enforcement to engage in US anti-trafficking efforts: an assessment of human trafficking training and awareness of local, county, and state law enforcement agencies in the State of Georgia

Deborah Grubb Department of Criminal Justice, Social & Political Science, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Katherine Bennett Department of Criminal Justice, Social & Political Science, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USA
Pages 487-500 | Published online: 24 Feb 2012

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M. Kristen Hefner & Leslie B. Hill. (2023) Naming, Blaming, and Claiming: Understanding Human Trafficking Victims’ Nondisclosure and Non-Reporting Behavior. Journal of Human Trafficking 0:0, pages 1-15.
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Amy Farrell & Jessica Reichert. (2017) Using U.S. Law-Enforcement Data: Promise and Limits in Measuring Human Trafficking. Journal of Human Trafficking 3:1, pages 39-60.
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Laura A. Hebert. (2016) Always Victimizers, Never Victims: Engaging Men and Boys in Human Trafficking Scholarship. Journal of Human Trafficking 2:4, pages 281-296.
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Susan Mapp, Emily Hornung, Madeleine D’Almeida & Jessica Juhnke. (2016) Local Law Enforcement Officers’ Knowledge of Human Trafficking: Ability to Define, Identify, and Assist. Journal of Human Trafficking 2:4, pages 329-342.
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Kathleen M. Preble, Sarah Tlapek & Erica Koegler. (2020) Sex Trafficking Knowledge and Training: Implications From Environmental Scanning in the American Midwest. Violence and Victims 35:3, pages 363-381.
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Alicia L. Jurek & William R. King. (2019) Structural Responses to Gendered Social Problems: Police Agency Adaptations to Human Trafficking. Police Quarterly 23:1, pages 25-54.
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Amy Farrell, Katherine Bright, Ieke de Vries, Rebecca Pfeffer & Meredith Dank. (2019) Policing labor trafficking in the United States. Trends in Organized Crime 23:1, pages 36-56.
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