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Human Trafficking Task Force Initiative
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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Under this award, the city of San Jose will further develop and operate a victim centered human trafficking task force in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Federal law enforcement, and their Office for Victims of Crime Human Trafficking Services provider to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking and to proactively investigate human trafficking and prosecute traffickers. The primary goal of this program is to identify and rescue foreign victims of trafficking through a victim centered, proactive investigation strategy. The secondary goal is the interdiction of trafficking and the successful prosecution of traffickers.
The city of San Jose's Human Trafficking Task Force will continue to enhance its multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional victim-centered response with the primary goal to identify and rescue foreign victims of trafficking in persons through pro-active investigations. The second goal is the successful prosecution of traffickers.