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2 results foundAuthor: New York City Department of Investigation Title: Illicit Activities at Hotels Used by the Department of Homeless Services To Provide Shelter to Homeless Families with Children Summary: In early 2017 the Department of Investigation (DOI) began examining the Department of Homeless Services' (DHS) commercial hotel procurement process in connection to a complaint of illicit activities occurring at the Bronx Days Inn, a commercial hotel used by DHS to house homeless families with children. DOI's inquiry subsequently extended to the Bronx Super 8 Hotel because it is operated by the same entity as the Bronx Days Inn and is also used by DHS to house homeless families with children. During the period examined, DOI found homeless families with children to have shared the same hotel facilities as prostitution enterprises at the Bronx Days Inn and at the Bronx Super 8 Hotel. Such proximity to criminal enterprises introduces risks to an already vulnerable population, including violence associated with prostitution enterprises, and the recruitment of DHS clients into the same criminal enterprises. In the course of the investigation, DOI also examined and found that DHS did not consider criminal activity or other indicators of possible criminality at prospective hotels prior to placing families with children at the hotels. DOI recognizes that the temporary use of commercial hotel rooms is integral to DHS' strategy to end cluster sites1 and increase the number of contracted shelters, but DHS must develop and use indicators of potential criminality in its placement decisions to ensure families with children are housed safely. DOI recommends DHS enhance its hotel selection process to identify those prospective hotels that may harbor illegal and dangerous activities and implement a strategy to mitigate the risks associated with illegal and dangerous activities, including having DHS clients occupy the entire hotel when possible to lower the risk of exposure to illegal and dangerous activities, as has been done in the case of the two Bronx hotels. DHS has reviewed and accepted DOI's specific recommendations, set forth at the end of this Report. DOI notes DHS' ongoing cooperation in this matter and believes that these steps by DHS, when implemented, will significantly reduce the risks noted in this Report. As with all accepted agency recommendations, DOI will conduct a follow-up review of implementation. Details: New York: The Department, 2018. 13p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 11, 2018 at: http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2018/Jan/01CommercialHotels010418wrpt_UL.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doi/reports/pdf/2018/Jan/01CommercialHotels010418wrpt_UL.pdf Shelf Number: 150161 Keywords: Homeless PersonsHotel SecurityHotels and CrimeIllicit ActivitiesProstitution |
Author: Guelbart, Michelle Title: No Vacancy for Child Sex Traffickers Impact Report Summary: Child sex trafficking is a problem across the United States. Children as young as 12 and 13 are integrated into the sex industry and are bought and sold alongside adults. While the hospitality industry is not responsible for the exploitation, it does have an important role to play in helping to stop it. Thirteen years ago ECPAT-USA set out to engage the United States travel and tourism industry in protecting children from sex trafficking. This report shows the results of that effort. An evaluation study conducted by the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has collected data demonstrating the results of this work. We now know that half of all hotels in the U.S. have training about how to prevent and disrupt child sex trafficking and at least 35% of those have ECPAT-USA training. Additionally, most hotel properties received training from their parent companies, which reinforces the efficacy of partnering with hospitality brands to reach properties on the ground level. This impact report described has four sections. The first is a discussion about why and how ECPATUSA works with the hospitality industry. The second section is a description of the resources and tools that are now available to the hospitality industry throughout the United States. These have been made possible because of the industry's willingness to invest resources into creating and disseminating them. The third section is a description of the extent and impact of training now available to the hospitality industry in the U.S. The fourth and final section contains recommendations for how to continue and expand the success that has been achieved. Details: Brooklyn, NY: ECPAT-USA, 2017. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 5, 2018 at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/594970e91b631b3571be12e2/t/59c9b6bfb07869cc5d792b8c/1506391761747/NoVacany_Report.pdf Year: 2017 Country: United States URL: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/594970e91b631b3571be12e2/t/59c9b6bfb07869cc5d792b8c/1506391761747/NoVacany_Report.pdf Shelf Number: 150474 Keywords: Child ProstitutionChild Sex TraffickingChild Sexual ExploitationChild TraffickingHotel SecurityHotels and CrimeSex Tourism |