Adams, W., Hussemann, J., McCoy, E., Thompson, P., Taylor, R., White, K., & Esthappan, S.2021-06-142021-06-142021Adams, W., Hussemann, J., McCoy, E., Thompson, P., Taylor, R., White, K., & Esthappan, S. (2021). Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking, Technical Report. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/300863.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5118The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact that federally funded ECM task forces are having on addressing human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking. Specifically, this research sought to (1) understand the impact of the ECM task forces in identifying and assisting human trafficking survivors and investigating and prosecuting human trafficking, and (2) analyze differences in various task force implementation models (e.g., structure, organization, and other key characteristics) to understand which task force models and features contribute most to the prosecution of cases. In addition, this research sought to gain insight into the investigative, prosecutorial, and victim service practices among ECM task forces, challenges and barriers faced by ECM tasks forces in combatting human trafficking, and best practices for successfully developing and implementing ECM task forces across the U.S.en-UShuman traffickingservicesresearchprosecutioninvestigationidentificationArticle