| Description: | As of December 31, 2006, 27 states had enacted -some form of anti-trafficking law -- including 25 state criminalization statutes, 10 laws to create statewide interagency task forces, commissions, or special studies, four laws to regulate international marriage brokers that operate in the state, and four statutes to regulate travel service providers that facilitate sex tourism.
They especially recommend that states consider creating statewide interagency task forces, by statute, as this is a strategy that has been proven effective in building partnerships among the executive branch, the legislature, law enforcement, advocates for women's human rights, and such service providers as battered women's shelters, rape crisis centers, refugee and immigrant rights groups, legal services attorneys, and programs designed specifically to aid victims of trafficking. Through a statewide task force, these key leaders propose legislation that will confront trafficking in the state in the most effective manner -- and with the broadest and deepest support of key leaders. |
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