Q&A
Process of human trafficking investigations and sources of referrals
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Council Member Salaam inquires about the typical process of human trafficking investigations and the units involved. Lieutenant Picarello explains the various sources of referrals and the proactive approach taken by the NYPD.
- Referrals come from various sources including other NYPD units, patrol, hospitals, and hotline tips
- The department takes a proactive approach to identify trafficking victims, especially minors
- Referrals also come from District Attorney's offices, hospitals, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Yusef Salaam
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Gotcha.
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How does a typical human trafficking investigation unfold?
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You know, like, what units within the department are involved with the investigations and enforcement related to human trafficking?
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And to what extent does the department relay rely on enforcement against individuals engaged in sex work as a strategy for identifying and addressing human trafficking?
Joseph Picarello
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Okay.
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So there's there's a I think there's there's a couple questions that you asked in there.
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But, we get referrals in many ways.
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We get them from different units within the NYPD.
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We get them from patrol.
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We get them from hospital referrals.
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We get them from hotline tips.
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As we receive these, obviously, we take action on them.
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However, we also take a very proactive approach, in trying to identify, specifically, minors in here in the city that are trafficking victims.
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But like I said, we're we're getting these referrals from, you know, DA's offices, hospitals, NCMEC.
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We're getting them from all over.