Agenda - City of Dallas

KEY FOCUS AREA:
AGENDA ITEM # 40
Public Safety Improvements and Crime Reduction
AGENDA DATE: February 22, 2012
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
DEPARTMENT:
All
Police
CMO: A. C. Gonzalez, 671-8925
MAPSCO:
SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the application for and acceptance of the Law Enforcement and Service
Provider Multidisciplinary Anti-Trafficking Task Forces grant from the U.S. Department
of Justice, Office of Justice Programs as a sub-grantee in the amount of $150,000 to
provide a proactive program to address the problem of human trafficking, for the period
October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2013; (2) In-Kind contributions in the amount of
$166,886; and (3) execution of the grant agreement - Total not to exceed $316,886 -
Financing: U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funds ($150,000) and In-Kind
Contributions ($166,886) (subject to annual appropriations)
BACKGROUND
This grant funds a cooperative effort between the Vice Unit of the Dallas Police
Department. Under this award the Dallas Police Department, as a member of the North
Texas Anti-Trafficking Team, will participate in a human trafficking task force to provide
support for state and local law enforcement to work more collaboratively with victim
services organizations, federal law enforcement, U.S. Attorneys Offices, and the Civil
Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in the identification and rescue of
human trafficking victims who are in the United States. The primary goal of this
program is to increase saving victims of trafficking, pursue investigations on individuals
and organizations that will result in criminal prosecutions and large asset forfeitures.
This will be achieved through 1) training of law enforcement in trafficking victim
identification and the development of proactive law enforcement tactics; 2) the rescue of
trafficking victims by providing needed services in collaboration with trafficking victims
service providers; and 3) the successful prosecution of human traffickers in coordination
with U.S. Attorneys Offices.
The Dallas Police Department provides In-Kind contributions for a part-time detective
from the Enforcement Squad of the Vice Unit that will invest 50% of their time for
Anti-Trafficking Task Force grant activities. The In-Kind contributions includes salary,
pension and FICA costs for the two (2) year term of the grant; which are funded by the
City's general fund.