Evaluating Processes and Outcomes of Housing Models for Victims of Human Trafficking
15PNIJ-23-GK-01928-HT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$654,195
Sex trafficking
Evaluation of the California Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Grant Program
15PNIJ-23-GG-01926-HT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$799,859
Understanding the Scope and Nature of Forced Criminality in the United States
15PNIJ-23-GG-01927-HT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$997,729
Interdicting Restructuring Networks with Applications in Illicit Trafficking
NCJ Number
307123
Journal
European Journal of Operational Research
Date Published
July 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Evaluating Victim Services Text and Chat Hotlines
NCJ Number
306509
Date Published
June 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Publication Link
Evaluating Victim Services Text and Chat Hotlines: Technology Helps Reach Underserved Populations
Date Published
June 16, 2023
Chat lines and text lines can be lifelines for victims of crime and trauma who need help.
It's a Marathon Not a Race: Exiting the Commercial Sex Trade
NCJ Number
248978
Date Published
July 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Thesis/Dissertation
Publication Link
A Transdisciplinary Approach for Generating Synthetic but Realistic Domestic Sex Trafficking Networks
NCJ Number
306219
Journal
IISE Transactions
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
“Flexibility and Consistency”: Qualitative Insights on Valuable Skills for Providers Working with Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking
NCJ Number
306231
Journal
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Multi-period Max Flow Network Interdiction with Restructuring for Disrupting Domestic Sex Trafficking Networks
NCJ Number
306081
Journal
Annals of Operations Research
Date Published
December 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Leveraging publicly available data to discern patterns of human-trafficking activity
NCJ Number
306181
Journal
Journal of Human Trafficking
Date Published
2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Examining the Geography of Illicit Massage Businesses Hosting Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking in the United States: The Role of Census Tract and City-Level Factors
NCJ Number
305407
Journal
Crime & Delinquency
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
National Institute of Justice Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report
NCJ Number
304993
Date Published
January 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Publication Link
Law Enforcement Guide on Indicators of Sex Trafficking in Online Escort Ads
NCJ Number
305699
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Handbook
Publication Link
Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
NCJ Number
305665
Date Published
December 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Debunking Conventional Wisdom: Using Online Escort Ads in Sex Trafficking Investigations
NCJ Number
305416
Journal
Police Chief
Date Published
October 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Evaluation of Services for the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth: A Scoping Review
NCJ Number
305364
Journal
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
Date Published
October 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Embracing Tribal Culture to Build Research Partnerships
NCJ Number
305487
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Publication Link
Human Trafficking
NIJ funds research on human trafficking and evaluation of promising practices. The overall emphasis for NIJ’s research lies on:
- Strengthening the science of measuring the prevalence of human trafficking
- Preventing trafficking
- Improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution of traffickers
- Identifying best practices for identifying and providing services to victims.
While NIJ focuses on human trafficking as it occurs in the United States, it draws on...
Identifying online risk markers of hard-to-observe crimes through semi-inductive triangulation: The case of human trafficking in the United States
NCJ Number
305419
Journal
The British Journal of Criminology
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Explaining the Use of Traditional Law Enforcement Responses to Human Trafficking Concerns in Illicit Massage Businesses
NCJ Number
305410
Journal
Justice Quarterly
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link