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Victims of crime

The First Three Hours

NCJ Number
251734
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet

National Crime Victimization Survey Local-Area Crime Survey Kit

NCJ Number
252632
Date Published
April 2020
Agencies
BJS-Sponsored
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Survey, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

OJP Provides New Housing Support for Survivors of Human Trafficking

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Victims of human trafficking face many hurdles, including the immediate need for a safe place to live. Programs for affordable housing typically have long wait lists and may restrict eligibility based on aspects such as rental history and current income, which pose challenges to many trafficking victims.

Consider “Sylfie,” who had been sex trafficked for seven years. Even when she needed to go to the...