Abstract
Public awareness of and concern over the trafficking of women and children has never been greater among governments, international agencies, and global NGOs. Most recently the USA has joined the global initiative to fight trafficking by creating federal victim assistance and trafficking prevention legislation. While trafficking involves transnational crime, it is the local law enforcement officer, rather than the federal agent, who is most likely to encounter crimes such as prostitution that may be related to trafficking in human beings. This research is an exploratory assessment of the nature and extent of the local law enforcement response to trafficking in human beings within the USA. Though only an exploratory study of a limited number of local police agencies, the findings reflect little local law enforcement preparation to deal with trafficking and general attitudes that would not promote a proactive and informed response to this crime.
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