Paul Tennies at (248) 349-9400.
Email written comments about the abil-
ity of the Northville Township Police
Department to comply with the standards
for accreditation will be accepted by the
accreditation program manager at
. Mail
comments to: Michigan Law Enforcement
Accreditation Commission at 3474
Alaiedon Pkwy, Suite 600, Okemos, MI
48864.
The Northville Township Police
Department must comply with 105 stan-
dards in order to achieve accredited sta-
tus.
“Accreditation results in greater
accountability within the agency, reduced
risk and liability exposure, stronger
defense against civil lawsuits, increased
community advocacy, and more confi-
dence in the agency's ability to operate
efficiently and respond to community
needs,”Mutchler said.
The Accreditation Program Manager
for the Michigan Association of Chiefs of
Police is Ret. Chief Neal Rossow. “The
assessment team is composed of law
enforcement practitioners from similar
Michigan law enforcement agencies. The
assessors will review written materials,
interview agency members, and visit
offices and other places where compli-
ance with the standards can be observed.
Once the assessors complete their review
of the agency, they will report to the full
Commission, which will then decide if the
agency is to be granted accredited status,”
Rossowsaid.
Accreditation is valid for a three-year
period during which time the agencymust
submit annual reports attesting to their
continued compliance with those stan-
dards under which it was initially accred-
ited.
The MACP, through its Michigan Law
Enforcement Accreditation Commission,
is the legitimate authority and accredita-
tion agency in the state of Michigan. For
more information regarding the Michigan
Law Enforcement Accreditation
Commission, write the Commission at:
MACP, Law Enforcement Accreditation
Commission at 3474 Alaiedon Pkwy, Suite
600, Okemos, MI 48864 or email at
The assessors will reviewwrittenmate-
rials, interview agency members, and visit
offices and other places where compli-
ance with the standards can be observed.
Once the assessors complete their review
of the agency, they will report to the full
Commission, which will then decide if the
agency is to be granted accredited status”,
Neal Rossowstated.
Accreditation is valid for a three-year
period during which time the agencymust
submit annual reports attesting to their
continued compliance with those stan-
dards under which it was initially accred-
ited.
The MACP, through its Michigan Law
Enforcement Accreditation Commission,
is the legitimate authority and accredita-
tion agency in the state of Michigan. For
more information regarding the Michigan
Law Enforcement Accreditation
Commission, pleasewrite the Commission
at: MACP, LawEnforcement Accreditation
Commission at 3474 Alaiedon Pkwy, Suite
600, Okemos, MI 48864 or email at
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Dave Rogers' face and voice
show pride as he looks at the
slide of seven law students on
Frederick Douglass Fellowship
stipends working against human
trafficking. One is the great-great-
grandson of Douglass, a 19th cen-
tury abolitionist, and also of
Booker T. Washington, an early
leader in rights for Black
Americans.
Rogers' attentive audience
members
at
Geneva
Presbyterian Church in Canton
Township nod when he com-
pares U.S. annual spending on
Halloween to what the money
could do in the fight against
human trafficking, both forced
labor and sex trafficking.
“Victims get rescued and traf-
fickers go to jail,” says Rogers, a
former Federal Bureau of
Investigation special agent now
director of Law Enforcement
Operations for the nonprofit
Human Trafficking Institute,
based inMcLean, Va.
He noted vulnerable popula-
tions include youth, including
teenage runaways, as well as the
homeless and mentally ill. The
National Human Trafficking
Resource Center at 1-888-3737-
888 is staffed around the clock to
help victims.
There's also research informa-
tion
online
at
TraffickingInstitute.org.
“This problem will never be
stopped without robust prosecu-
tion,” he said. “They are beaten
into submission. They do not
trust the government.”
Human trafficking is com-
pelling someone to do work or
engage in commercial sex activi-
ty, he explained, noting being
compelled is key and it's not the
work or activity itself that's ille-
gal.
Rogers led the FBI anti-
human trafficking program for
four years.
The FBI keeps no state rank-
ings on trafficking, he noted, and
although there's more attention
paid publicly to the sex trade,
labor trafficking is a larger law
enforcement problem.
“Sex sells, right?” he said, not-
ing commercial sex is already
mostly illegal in the U.S. and the
key is use of force, fraud or coer-
cion.
He described Ukraine nation-
als cleaning offices along the
Eastern seaboard. They were
raped andbeaten.
“Labor trafficking is so much
harder to see, and it's also harder
to
investigate,”
Rogers
explained. A woman from
Taiwan was investigated for traf-
ficking, and then incarcerated
when she was told she lacked
diplomatic immunity.
A group of victims stayed
intentionally past visa expiration,
he said, having massage parlor
jobs. They had cars, phones that
were cloned, and were forced to
check in frequently with their
“employer.”
“He was a master manipula-
tor psychologically but he was
also not afraid to use violence,”
Rogers says.
The International Labour
Organization estimates 24.9 mil-
lion people are being trafficked,
some 80 percent of those for
labor. That number doesn't
include forcedmarriage.
Rogers noted that 12 million
people were enslaved in the 400
years of the trans-Atlantic slave
trade, compared to a larger num-
ber in the last five years. The dis-
crepancy is due to difficulty with
tracking people, he explained.
“The numbers are on our side
if we just get involved and get
something done. Trafficking is an
ecAs far as prevention, he told
church worshippers, “Try to get
to know them a little bit.” If
someone is working and has no
money, that's a red flag.
He adds some victims fear
deportation, and are threatened
with reporting to immigration
officials. Rogers showed a
woman's neck tattooed with a bar
code representing a “Slave
RegistrationNetwork.”
That perpetrator got life and
plastic surgeons are now volun-
teering towork on such tattoos.
“We have a ton of work to do,”
concluded Rogers, noting most
victims are still trapped - and
their perpetrators more likely to
be hit by lightning than prosecut-
ed.
“We're on the cusp of getting a
lot done. We are ready to invest
deeply,” he said showing a slide
of him and others meeting
around a table with President
Donald Trump. Amember of for-
mer President Barack Obama's
staff was also present.
The crime is also being fought
at the state level, said Luke
Londo, in constituent relations
for Michigan Attorney General
Bill Schuette. The Sex
Trafficking Division operates
within the Michigan Department
of Civil Rights.
Londo noted boys are pimped
out at an average age of 11-13,
girls an average of 12-14. He
spoke with a former Detroit
PoliceDepartment cop.
“They would just go through
and round up all the prostitutes
in the area,” Londo said. “By
incarcerating them, they were
perpetuating the problem.”
Londo noted signs of abuse,
such as anxiety, fear, depression,
no eye contact, no ID or driver's
license, aswell as branding, scars
and tattoos.
“Be safe with the websites
your children are using and
make sure they know bound-
aries,” added Londo, speaking
recently to the Plymouth Noon
RotaryClub.
Londo described the OK 2 Say
effort of Schuette's office.
Students can report possible vio-
lence, threats to themselves or
others, with additional informa-
tion atmichigan.gov/ok2say/
Julie Brown
Special Writer
Dave Rogers
Members of the Country Garden Club
of Northville will meet at 11 a.m. Jan. 3 at
Ward Presbyterian Church, enter door 6
or 7 on east side of the building.
The speaker at the meeting will be
Juliana Cerra who will address the topic:
“Carpe Diem” a familiar phrase encour-
aging people to take advantage of the
opportunity at hand because it may be
gone tomorrow.
Her program demonstrates how this
concept can be applied to gardens in
ways that increase enjoyment and
reduce labor. Using examples from trav-
el both home and abroad, the discussion
will explore possibilities for change and
development in landscapes.
Guests arewelcome at themeeting.
For more information, contact Teri
Plaunt, (734) 751-8619.
