Task Force Overview

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The Prince George’s County Human Trafficking Task Force (PGCHTTF) was formed in 2013 and brings together law enforcement, social services, government agencies, and community organizations to combat human trafficking in the County.


 

History

PGCHTTF was formed by Council Resolution CR-74-2013 in July 2013 in response to the Prince George's County Office of Human Rights’ (formerly Human Relations Commission) 2013 Countywide Community Conference on Human Trafficking. The brainchild of former Human Relations Commissioner Walakewon Blegay, the Task Force Resolution was developed and championed by former Council Member and former Commission Vice Chair Karen Toles.

Mission

The PGCHTTF seeks to manage a multidisciplinary task force that is a victim-centered, trauma-informed collaboration that will eradicate human sex and labor trafficking through: the identification and recovery of victim-survivors of human trafficking, proactive investigations and stronger prosecution of traffickers, and education to the community on human trafficking.

Goals

  1. Facilitate more coordinated anti-trafficking efforts in the County through protocol development, extensive community outreach, proactive investigations, law enforcement training efforts, intelligence sharing, forming partnerships between law enforcement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

  2. Increase identification rates of human trafficking victims in the County, including domestic and transnational victims of both sex and labor trafficking.

  3. Aid in the establishment of a provider network to provide comprehensive services to victims of trafficking.

  4. Increase the prosecution of traffickers criminally and, where appropriate, civilly.