Human Trafficking
The National Human Trafficking hotline lists Michigan as having the 6th highest number of calls in the U.S. in its 2016 report. The commonly used definition of human trafficking is: the use of force, fraud, or coercion to compel another person to perform a profitable labor or sex act.
Jackson, HRC, (pop. 33,534); Human trafficking ordinance
Clinton Township, massage establishment ordinance
Tackling Human Trafficking at the Local Government Level (MML podcast)
State of Michigan
Michigan statutes
Michigan Penal Code, Chapter LXVIIA, Human Trafficking (Act 328 of 1931)
Human Trafficking Notification Act (PA 62 of 2016)
Human Trafficking Commission Act (PA 325 of 2014)
Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board Act (PA 461 of 2014)
MI Dept of Health and Human Services
Human Trafficking: Making the Invisible Visible (YouTube Video, August 3, 2017; 1 hour)
MI Human Trafficking Commission 2016 Report to the Governor and Legislature (pdf)
Red Flags for the General Public (pdf)
Red Flags for First Responders (pdf)
Breaking the Chains of Modern-Day Slavery (brochure)
University of MI Law School, Human Trafficking Survey (pdf)
Federal Govt
Dept of Homeland Security, webinar for law enforcement
National Human Trafficking Hotline Data Report (MI Report 1/1/16 – 12/31/16)(pdf)
National Human Trafficking Hotline – map of Michigan hot spots
Other states
Human Trafficking Public Intersection Project, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ; resources for local government staff and elected officials, including steps local governments can take