UPDATE: AG McDaniel Establishes Human Trafficking Task Force: Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced Wed. that he has established a statewide task force to focus on preventing human trafficking and raising awareness about the issue. The Arkansas legislature passed major legislation in its 2013 regular session to address human trafficking after the state received a poor grade for its laws on the subject. McDaniel’s task force is composed of law enforcement officials, state agency representatives, community leaders and victims’ rights advocates from across Arkansas. Its first meeting will be Nov. 19 at the state Capitol. “The Attorney General’s Task Force is united in the goals to improve the response to human trafficking in Arkansas and work cooperatively to end this crime,” McDaniel said. “Human trafficking is beneath the dignity of the people of Arkansas, and it takes all of us working together to prevent it.” The task force is to develop a state plan to prevent trafficking, work to improve information sharing among governmental and nongovernmental organizations that deal with the issue, raise public awareness of human trafficking and create a training curriculum for law enforcement officials. McDaniel appointed Sheriff Marty Boyd, Craighead County Sheriff to the task force. Assistant Attorney General Will Jones and Reagan Stanford of Catholic Charities of Arkansas as co-chairs of the task force. The task force also includes: Louise Allison, Executive Director of Partners Against Trafficking Humans Ronnie Baldwin, Executive Director of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association Capt. Jeff Basancon, Benton Police Department*******Sheriff Marty Boyd, Craighead County Sheriff--CONGRATULATIONS***********Capt. Steven Coppinger, Assistant Division Commander of the Arkansas Fusion Center Lamar Davis, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Arkansas Governor’s Office Conner Eldridge, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Dr. Karen Farst, Arkansas Children’s House Daniel K. Faulkner, Arkansas Department of Labor Sgt. Allen Hamby, Little Rock Police Department Chief Bob Harrison, Texarkana Police Department Kandi Hause, Little Rock Police Department Sheriff Doc Holladay, Pulaski County Sheriff Det. Jennifer Hurd, Little Rock Police Department Charlene James, North Little Rock Police Department Stephanie Jira, Little Rock Regional Director of the Not For Sale Campaign, Ken Jones, Director of the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training Josh Kaplan, U.S. Marshals Service Avis Lane, Director of the Attorney General’s Community Relations Division Brian T. Marr, Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Secret Service Little Rock Office Dr. Cheryl P. May, Director of the Criminal Justice Institute Marc McCune, 21st Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Angela McGraw, Executive Director of Women and Children First Arkansas Bob McMahon, Arkansas Prosecutor Coordinator Nicholas Nelson, Resident Agent-in-Charge, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Little Rock Gigi Peters, Executive Director of the UALR MidSOUTH Center Lt. Jim Potter, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Joyce Raynor, Executive Director of the Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits Montie Sims, President of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police Gerald Spurgers, Supervisory Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Little Rock Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Director of the Arkansas Department of Health Christopher Thyer, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas David M. Tusson, Resident Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Little Rock Edgardo Briones Velazquez, Deputy Consul of the Mexican Consulate of Little Rock Mark White, Arkansas Department of Human Services Jay Winters, Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center Col. Stan Witt, Director of the Arkansas State Police Lisette Yang, Children’s Protection Center - See more at: talkbusiness.net/2013/11/ag-mcdaniel-establishes-human-trafficking-task-force/#sthash.FCaHQvAb.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:33:54 +0000
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