Date
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Name
Understanding Cross-over Offending – Beneath the Surface – Above the Low Hanging Fruit
Track
Research and Lived Experience
Description

The criminal justice system is responsible for investigating and prosecuting a wide variety of crimes including human trafficking. We have created specialties within criminal justice organizations including police departments, prosecuting attorney offices and even the courts to better deal with and understand the differing complexities and realities of these crimes. We have special victims’ units, domestic violence units, fraud units, child abuse units, drug task forces, computer crimes units, human trafficking task forces, child pornography units, domestic violence courts, drug courts, veterans’ courts, and in some jurisdictions – human trafficking courts. Most offenders commit a wide variety of crimes and offenses. We must change some of our thinking. and responses to a variety of crimes and to create practices that focus on the possibility that there may be additional offenses and additional victims. This presentation will seek to “lift the veil” on the true nature of offenders.