enslavement

MEASURE TO GIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT NEW TOOL TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEAVES SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

 
June 21, 2012 (Sacramento)—On Wednesday, the Senate Public Safety Committee approved Assemblymember Marty Block’s (D-78th Assembly District) measure to allow law enforcement to prosecute human trafficking as a civil nuisance as well as a crime and direct recovered penalties to the victims of these crimes.
 
“Few crimes are more heinous than the enslavement of children and adults,” Block said. “Our law enforcement personnel need all the tools we can give them to battle these crimes and to assist victims.”

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