The glossary below offers a brief list of acronyms related to the content of this collection. For a comprehensive glossary of commonly used acronyms and terminology, the ABA Task Force on Human Trafficking offers a Human Trafficking Glossary & Glossary of Human Trafficking Acronyms, which also lists key U.S. national and international organizations that are working to combat various forms of trafficking.
3P |
Protection, Prevention, Prosecution |
CSEC |
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
HHS |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services |
ICE |
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NHTRC |
National Human Trafficking Resource Center |
OAS |
Organization of American States |
ORR |
Office of Refugee Resettlement |
OVC |
Office for Victims of Crime, Department of Justice |
PITF |
President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking |
J/TIP |
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State |
TIP Report |
Trafficking in Persons Report |
TVPA |
Trafficking Victims Protection Act |
UNODC |
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
USCIS |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |