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Out of the Shadows:
A Tool for the Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking

Resource Tool The Vera Institute of Justice

An excerpt from Out of the Shadows:

The tool is a statistically validated 30-topic questionnaire designed to elicit evidence of trafficking victimization. Vera also researched the best way to conduct interviews with potential victims in order to facilitate trust between interviewers and respondents. With national dissemination, this screening tool should lead to better identification of trafficking victims and improved responses to victims by law enforcement, other legal professionals, and service providers in various types of agencies and settings. A full technical report on the study is available on Vera’s website at www.vera.org/out-of-the-shadows.