This is a webcast of the live New York session.Why you should attend
Human Trafficking has long been a hidden problem in New York state and the US. In 2000, Congress passed the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (TVPA) and has since re-authorized it three times making important modifications. In 2005, the US ratified the UN Trafficking Protocol. This was followed by passage of the New York state Trafficking Victim Protection and Justice Act in 2007. The New York law has been heralded as the most comprehensive law of its kind in the country. Yet, relatively few cases have been prosecuted in any jurisdiction. This program will provide an overview of what human trafficking is including in federal and state statutes, how it is often masked, and tools for legal professionals and courts to use in identifying and responding to this complex problem.
What you will learn
- How to define human trafficking
- Who traffickers are and how they operate
- How to interview a victim
- Criminal justice system response to human trafficking
- How to address immigration and other legal issues
- How New York State courts are responding to human trafficking
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All times are E.S.T.
Afternoon Session: 1:45 - 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.)
1:45 Introduction
Hon. Judy Harris Kluger
1:50 Understanding and Exposing Human Trafficking
- How to define human trafficking
- Who traffickers are and how they operate
- How to interview a victim
Taina Bien-Aime, Dorchen Leidholdt, Anne Milgram
2:50 Legal Strategies
- Criminal justice system response to human trafficking
- Immigration and other legal issues
Lori L. Cohen, Kate Mogulescu, John Temple
3:50 Networking Break
4:00 A View from the Bench
- Development of New York State Pilot Courts
- Role of the Courts in intervening in human trafficking
Hon. Fernando Camacho, Hon. Judy Harris Kluger
5:00 Adjourn
Chairperson(s)
Speaker(s)
Hon. Fernando Camacho ~ Judge, NYS Court of Claims; Acting Supreme Court Judge, Suffolk County Supreme Court
Lori L. Cohen ~ Senior Staff Attorney, Immigration Intervention Project, Sanctuary for Families
Kate Mogulescu ~ Supervising Attorney, Trafficking Victims Advocacy Project, Legal Aid Society
John Temple ~ Assistant District Attorney, Attorney in Charge of the Human Trafficking Program, New York County District Attorney's Office
Program Attorney(s)
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