Open Source Environmental Risk Index

An Examination of Human Trafficking Risks in Missouri

Presentation prepared by Dr. Jessica Herbert, Neil Hubbert, and Jason Walker.

The Data Challenge of Human Trafficking

The prevention and intervention of crime problems requires clarity on three data-driven facts

  1. Stakeholders need to identify the presence of a crime problem. Identification of crimes may be based on offending (e.g., police arrests, ticketing) or victimization (e.g., self-reported surveys, public health treatments).
  2. The presence of crime needs to inform stakeholders on contributing or causal factors which result in the crime problem. Details of where, when, how and why may be found in administrative data sets capturing incident details (e.g., police records, surveys, medical reports) or qualitative data collection efforts, such as interviews with survivors and service providers.
  3. Solving a crime problem require stakeholders to address the contributing and causal factors. Problem solving requires root-cause analysis to disrupt patterns of offending and/or inform service providers on victimization risks and needs.

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This document was produced by IDEA Analytics, in support of the Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center funded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.