Come learn about data and typologies of sex traffickers

Come learn about data and typologies of sex traffickers

Published on March 23, 2026

Tarrant County 5 Stones Taskforce will hold its March meeting featuring Dr. Vanessa Bouche as she discusses the typologies and personality types of sex traffickers. She utilizes case studies to demonstrate the criminal justice applications for building strategic coordination among law enforcement agencies.

Meeting details:

• Tuesday, March 31

• 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

• 100 N. Forest Park Blvd., Suite 200, Fort Worth 76102

• RSVP not required.

• Meeting is free and will be streamed online.

• Pre-register here if attending virtually.

Dr. Vanessa Bouché is chief impact officer at Allies Against Slavery and formerly an associate professor at Texas Christian University. With nearly two decades of experience, she has led over $3 million in federally funded research on human trafficking and wrongful convictions, including conducting public opinion research on human trafficking in the U.S., Moldova and Albania, conducting trauma-informed surveys with survivors of human trafficking in the U.S. and Honduras, building the largest open-access database of federally prosecuted human trafficking cases and maintaining one of the largest datasets on anti-trafficking policy adoption across the United States.

Dr. Bouché has published extensively on human trafficking; delivered over 50 invited speaking engagements to diverse audiences globally; consults on strategy, research and impact for many organizations; and serves as an expert witness in human trafficking litigation. In 2017, inspired by a survivor's plea for dignified employment, she founded a business to provide sustainable jobs to trafficking survivors in India and the U.S. She serves on the board of directors for Freedom Business Alliance. Her data-driven insights have shaped legal cases, public policy and systems reform across the anti-trafficking field.

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