Resources: 5.1 Victim Centered Investigations

• U Visa Basics for Law Enforcement [PDF 53.3KB] This Immigrant Legal Resource Center document, aimed at a law enforcement audience, outlines what a U visa is, what it provides, and general guidelines for the application.
• Protocol for Agents working with Victim Specialists during Human Trafficking Investigations The Civil Rights Unit & Office for Victim Assistance (FBI) developed a unique protocol for agents working with victim specialists during trafficking investigations. The protocol is not for the public, and cannot be provided to anyone other than law enforcement. Please contact the Civil Rights Unit & Office for Victim Assistance for additional information.
• IACPlearn: Prosecuting Human Trafficking Cases: Going Forward Without a Victim
• National Action Plan to Combat Human (whitehouse.gov) [PDF 793KB]
• Trauma-Informed Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking: A State of the Field in 2019 - Office of Justice Programs
• Alternative Forms of Justice for Human Trafficking Survivors [PDF 362KB]
• DHS Takes Victim-Centered Approach on First Anniversary of Center for Countering Human Trafficking