To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: Proclaiming January 2024 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Contra Costa County
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution proclaiming January 2024 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the District Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
See Resolution for further information.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
N/A
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF, proclaiming January 2024 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Contra Costa County:
WHEREAS, human trafficking is a form of interpersonal violence and a crime in which force, fraud or coercion is used to compel victims into commercial sexual and labor exploitation, affecting individuals of all genders, citizenship status, ages and backgrounds;
WHEREAS, human trafficking can happen to anyone, certain populations are disproportionately at risk, including people affected by prior abuse or sexual violence, poverty, and unstable living situations or homelessness, as well as those systemically marginalized and underserved;
WHEREAS, human trafficking remains underreported, in 2021, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center identified 10,360 cases of human trafficking nationwide, with California leading all other states, accounting for nearly 13% of all such cases;
WHEREAS, human trafficking requires a coordinated, community-wide response engaging diverse stakeholders including survivors, advocates, prosecutors, case managers, civil legal attorneys, police officers, educators, social workers, community-based organizations, community members, and governmental agencies, among others;
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force, in partnership with 40 multidisciplinary partners, strives to identify and provide services to survivors, inve...
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