Joseph Sweeney had 25 years of law enforcement experience. Once he learned of the pervasiveness of trafficking in the U.S., he was compelled to act. In 2017, he launched The AsservoProject.
Human trafficking is currently the fastest-growing criminal activity worldwide, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. This global epidemic consists of the exploitation of individuals of all ages and genders, including young children, for labor and sexual activity, and this $150 billion business is estimated to affect between 25 and 40 million victims.
With the rapid growth of technological advancement and access, human-trafficking has exponentially exploded. Buyers and sellers of humans can easily find one another now, and they can hide their transactions on the Internet keeping their activity out of public sight. On both the local and national level, we have yet to see an adequate response to this crisis. Law enforcement is underfunded and understaffed in their efforts. The technology used by traffickers and the way in which they rapidly move their victims from location to location, including across state and national borders, make it difficult to track activity. Prosecuting a case is time-consuming and competes with other urgent law enforcement needs.
Joseph Sweeney had years of law enforcement experience—he served as a local police officer, SWAT team member, Homeland Security Investigator and team leader for the U.S. Department of State’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program—and once he learned of the pervasiveness of trafficking in the U.S., he was compelled to act. He began reaching out to his over 25 years of local and national law enforcement contacts. He recruited a team of experts that shared his concern.
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