Resources: 3.1 Task Force Membership & Management

Task Force Members

• U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Annual Report 2016 This report, created by a survivor-led U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, presents recommendations for addressing human trafficking and areas where survivors can be included in the response.
• Combating Human Trafficking (2011) This webinar provides an overview of how the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division combats human trafficking through investigations and awareness. The webinar also covers creative partnerships with law enforcement, prosecutors, and consulates to address the needs of human trafficking victims. 

Sample Task Force Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• BJA Sample Comprehensive Human Trafficking Task Force MOU (PDF 34KB) Provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this MOU can be used as a model or template for creating a task force MOU.

Sample Law Enforcement Protocols

• NENA Protocol for Handling 911 Calls Regarding Trafficking (2009) This resource, developed by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), details a model protocol on 911 call taker response to human trafficking.
• Seattle ICE Role In Trafficking Cases (PDF 14KB) This is a protocol of the Seattle ICE office on its response to potential cases of human trafficking.
• Seattle U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Role in Trafficking Cases (PDF 14KB) This is a protocol of the Seattle District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division on its role in the response to potential cases of human trafficking.

Sample Task Force Models and Protocols

• Austin Human Trafficking Task Force (PDF 25KB) This is a task force  protocol created by the Austin Human Trafficking Task Force.
• Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force (PDF 162KB) This is a task force protocol created by the Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force.

Sample Service Provision Protocols

• WARN Emergency Service Plan (PDF 25KB) This is a sample emergency service plan provided by the Washington Anti-Trafficking Response Network.
• Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force Service Standards These standards were developed by anti-human trafficking advocates in Ohio as a tool to assist communities in developing an effective network of services for victims of human trafficking. The purpose of the Standards is to encourage continuous quality improvement in trafficking-specific services, foster the sharing of effective practices, and ensuring that trafficking survivors have access to effective services that help them heal from trauma and rebuild their lives.
• Draft Protocol for Emergency Response & Linkage to Medical Care and Human Trafficking Protocol for Minor Victims of Trafficking Developed by the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.

Protocol Development

• Developing a Protocol Using the CARE Model (PDF 32KB) Developed by Chief Nicholas Sensley, the CARE model includes a boilerplate checklist in the formulation of a protocol for a multidisciplinary task force response to human trafficking. It is both a methodology and a guide for the development of effective services and investigations and for collaboration through a victim-centered approach

Evaluation Tools

• Guide To Hiring a Local Evaluator (2010) Part of OVC’s Technical Assistance Guide Series, this Guide contains useful tips on what to consider in the decisionmaking and selection processes of hiring a local evaluator. This Guide can help determine whether you have the resources and expertise within your initiative to plan and implement a needs assessment and program evaluation, or if it is best to hire a local evaluator to help you conduct these activities.
• Guide to Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation (2010) Part of OVC’s Technical Assistance Guide Series, this Guide provides information on how to define goals and objectives, identify performance measures and program outcomes, identify evaluation questions, create a program planning or logic model, select an evaluation design, decide on data collection methods, analyze and present data, and use evaluation data.
• The Evidence Project (2013) (PDF 80KB) This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project proposes a comprehensive framework for understanding evidence and evidence-based decisionmaking that includes three types of evidence (best available research evidence, contextual evidence, and experiential evidence).