National Summit on Human Trafficking and the State Courts

National Summit on Human Trafficking and the State Courts

Human Trafficking Collaborative Workshop

Friday, October 9, 2015

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Pre-Workshop Survey and Timeline

In preparation for the action planning workshop, a pre-workshop survey will be sent to one member of each state team. The survey, administered through Survey Monkey, will take inventory of any human trafficking initiatives happening at the local, county, or statewide level. The following timeline will be used to coordinate this activity:

July 24thCreate survey distribution list

July 31sr Finalize survey instrument and send to designated team members

August 7thSend email reminder to complete survey

August 14thDeadline to complete survey

Faculty List for Workshop

John Martin, Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative

Steven Weller, Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative

David Price, Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative

Liberty Aldrich, Center for Court Innovation

Robyn Mazur, Center for Court Innovation

Danielle Malangone, Center for Court Innovation,

Miriam Goodman, Center for Court Innovation

Katie Crank, Center for Court Innovation

Courtney Bryan, Center for Court Innovation

Brenda Uekert, National Center for State Courts

Denise Dancy, National Center for State Courts

Susan Keilitz, National Center for State Courts

Penny Venetis, Legal Momentum

William Brunson, National Judicial College

Terry Coonan, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights

Mo Sheeran, National Center for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Mary Kai Bickett, National Center for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Judge Elizabeth Lee, National Association of Women Judges

Commissioner Catherine Pratt, LA Girls Court

Judge Toko Serita, NY Human Trafficking Intervention Court

Judge Paul Herbert, Columbus CATCH Court

Judge Fernando Camacho, Founder of Queens Human Trafficking Intervention Court

Judge Harris Kluger, Sanctuary for Families

Judge Peter Cahill, Minneapolis GIFT Court

Judge Stacy Boulware Eurie, Sacramento CSEC Court

Judge Desiree Charbonnet, New Orleans Municipal Court

Jennifer Greene, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

IMPORTANT NOTE: Each facilitator will be assigned to two state teams and will know in advance which teams they will be working with.

Workshop Description and Learning Objectives

This highly interactive session will help individual jurisdictions establish a planning framework for their state court response to human trafficking. It was developed in consultation with the National Center for State Courts, and is based on workshops conducted with similar audiences at other national forums, such as the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators.

To begin, the moderator will provide an overview of the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative including available resources and training and technical assistance opportunities. Next, the group will be given clear instructions and asked to break up into small working groups based on their jurisdiction. While in the working groups, each jurisdiction will identify short and long term goals, explore strengths, challenges, and opportunities, and establish a timeline for implementing tasks associated with each of the stated goals. To facilitate this process, designated faculty will be working with groups to complete a time-task worksheet, which will be submitted at the end of the session and used to inform future training and technical assistance needs. At the end of the session, up to 10 jurisdictions will be asked to report their action plan back to the larger group.

Learning Objectives

Learn about the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative project and resources it offers for courts
Explore the strengths, challenges, and opportunities your state court faces in responding to human trafficking
Identify 6-month and 12-month goals for implementing a state court response
Develop a detailed action plan that lists goals, specific tasks, and a timeline
Hear how other states are planning to address human trafficking in the courts
Consider future training and technical assistance needs

Annotated Agenda and Instructions

A.Overview and Instructions(9:00 – 9:30 am) - John Martin and Robyn Mazur

IMPORTANT NOTE: Participants should be instructed to sit with their jurisdictional team. Table tents will be used to direct teams to their assigned seats. All teams will be equipped with white paper, markers, pens, and worksheets.

9:00 – 9:15am (Intro)

John Martin will begin the workshop by introducing the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative and reviewing training and technical assistance opportunities.

9:15 – 9:30am (Instructions)

Robyn Mazur will review the learning objectives for the session and providea clear roadmap for the workshop. The Goal Setting and Action Plan worksheets will be disseminated and reviewed, and a link will be provided to participants interested in working electronically. Jurisdictional teams will then be directed to their assigned faculty member, who will guide them to their breakout location.

B.Move to Breakout Session and Short Break (9:30 – 9:45am)

Teams will move to their designated breakout rooms and take bathroom breaks.

C.Breakout Goal Setting Exercise: Where Do We Want to Be? (9:45 –10:45 am) – All Faculty

Facilitators will work with each jurisdictional team to complete the Goal Setting Worksheet (see Appendix A). The following instructions will be given to guide this exercise:

First, each group should designate a person to record answers on all worksheets and to report back to the larger group during the final plenary session. A link will be available to anyone who wants to complete the forms electronically (recommended).

Working together, your team will complete the Goal Setting Worksheet to help you identify priority areas to improve the response to human trafficking in your jurisdiction. During this process, your team will consider the strengths, challenges, and resources within your court system.

Step 1. To begin, we ask team members to review the list of court practices (see p.2), which may be potential targets for reform in your jurisdiction. Team members will vary in their knowledge regarding these practices, so the exercise provides an opportunity to share what you know collectively about each reform area. Record whether these practices are:

N: not a major problem area – substantial work is already underway to address this issue;
M: a moderate problem area – some work is underway to address the issue but more work is needed;
Y: yes, this is a major problem area – significant work needs to be done; or
DK: don’t know the extent to which this is a problem or whether any efforts are underway to address it.

Step 2. The team should also discuss the feasibility, given your system’s current resources and challenges, to make progress on each reform area. Record your decisions on the table under column 2.

Step 3. Review and discuss the list: What did you learn about your jurisdiction? For example, did you learn about the existence or lack of practices/resources? What does the pattern of N’s M’s, and Y’s tell you? What do you need to learn more about based on the number of DK’s among your team? Record your responses in the progress report (see p. 3, question 1).

Step 3. The team should select one to three reform areas to focus on during the next 6-12 months. For example, your team may decide that forming a multidisciplinary collaboration is a workable and necessary first step to improve your jurisdiction’s response human trafficking. Record your team’s priorities on the table under column 3 and under question 2 of the process report.

D.Break (10:45 – 11:00 am)

E.Breakout Action Planning Exercise: How Do We Get There? (11:00 am – 12:00 pm) – All Faculty

Facilitator’s will work with each jurisdiction team to complete the Action Planning Worksheet (see Appendix B). The following instructions will be given to help guide this exercise:

At the end of the last session, your team identified priority areas and goals to help your jurisdiction improve its response to human trafficking. Now your team will use the attached table to develop an action plan for achieving the goals.

Directions. In the first column on the next page, record your team’sfirst goal and indicate how success will be measured. Your facilitator can help you think through sample performance measures. In the second column, identify the strategies/action steps the team will take to achieve the goal. Determine who will be responsible for what, by when, and the resources available/needed to accomplish the step. Identify what progress you think you can make in 90 days. Complete an additional table for each additional goal.

Once you have reported on the plan during the summit’s final plenary session, a carbon copy of your action will be collected. Staff from the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative will contact a member of each state in 90 days to discuss your progress and questions that have come up as a result of your efforts and possible assistance to help with specific issues.

F.Return to Plenary Room and Short Break (12:00 to 12:15 pm)

Jurisdictional teams will return to the plenary room for the report back.

G.Report Back: What Are Other States’ Planning? (12:15 to 12:45 pm) – Robyn Mazur

During the action planning process, faculty will work to identify 5 sites that have developed strong and practical action plans. One representative from each of those sites will be asked to briefly (5 minutes) summarize their goals and action plan. Faculty will be located throughout the room with microphones and will notify speakers when their time is up.

Appendix A

National Summit on Human Trafficking and the State Courts

Identifying the goals of your human trafficking response

N: not a major problem area – substantial work is already underway to address this issue;
M: a moderate problem area – some work is underway to address the issue but more work is needed;
Y: yes, this is a major problem area – significant work needs to be done; or
DK: don’t know the extent to which this is a problem or whether any efforts are underway to address it.

Step 2. The team should also discuss the feasibility, given your system’s current resources and challenges, to make progress on each reform area. Record your decisions on the table inthe second column.

Step 3. The team should select one to three reform areas to focus on during the next 6-12 months. For example, your team may decide that forming a multidisciplinary collaboration is a workable and necessary first step to improve your jurisdiction’s response human trafficking. Record your team’s priorities on the table inthe third column and in the process report (see p.3, question 2).

Areas of Reform to Address Human Trafficking / Problem are for our state? (N, M, Y, DK)* / Progress feasible in 6-12 months? (Y or N) / Select as a priority? (Check if yes)
Stakeholders are trained on the dynamics of human trafficking, victim identification and assessment, trauma and its effects on victims, and effective justice system approaches.
There are local or statewide collaborative forums (such as a task force or working group) for multidisciplinary teams to meet regularly and plan or enhance a response to human trafficking.
Partnerships are established with a diversity of local service providers to facilitate referrals for victim.
Victims are identified at earliest possible entry point into various systems (child welfare, health care, family court, or juvenile/criminal court) and receive a trauma-informed and gender-responsive needs assessment.
Policies and procedures have been developed with the goal of integrating trauma-informed practices to enhance victim safety and protect confidentiality.
Victims are linked to appropriate services (i.e., counseling, advocacy, child welfare, immigration and legal services, medical care, safe housing, drug treatment, etc.) based on their needs. Services are trauma-informed and culturally-specific.
Collateral consequences (i.e. arrest, prosecution, criminal convictions, and/or the use of jail or detention) are reduced for victims.
Safe and appropriate interpreter services are made available to victims (i.e., non-English languages) or Language Line services are used (if applicable).
Other (to be determined by the team)

N:not a major problem area – substantial work is already underway to address this issue

M: a moderate problem area – some work is underway to address this issue

Y:yes, this is a major problem area – significant work needs to be done

DK:don’t know the extent to which this is problem or if there are efforts to address it

PROCESS REPORT

What are your jurisdiction’s strengths, challenges, and resources related to implementing an improved response to human trafficking?

Strengths:

Challenges:

Resources:

What goals or milestones does your jurisdiction plan to focus on during the next 6-12 months?

Appendix B

National Summit on Human Trafficking and the State Courts

creating your jurisdiction’s action plan

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Human Trafficking and the State Courts Summit Action Agenda for (state name): ______

Goal 1
What will be accomplished in 6-12 months? How will you measure success? / Action Steps
What will be done? / Responsibility
Who will do it? / Timeline
By when?
(Day/Month) / Resources
Resources Available?
Resources Needed? (financial, human, political, other) / Benchmark
Where will we be in 90 days?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:

Human Trafficking and the State Courts Summit Action Agenda for (state name): ______

Goal 2
What will be accomplished in 6-12 months? How will you measure success? / Action Steps
What will be done? / Responsibility
Who will do it? / Timeline
By when?
(Day/Month) / Resources
Resources Available?
Resources Needed? (financial, human, political, other) / Benchmark
Where will we be in 90 days?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:

Human Trafficking and the State Courts Summit Action Agenda for (state name): ______

Goal 3
What will be accomplished in 6-12 months? How will you measure success? / Action Steps
What will be done? / Responsibility
Who will do it? / Timeline
By when?
(Day/Month) / Resources
Resources Available?
Resources Needed? (financial, human, political, other) / Benchmark
Where will we be in 90 days?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:

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