Stuck In Traffick: A Field Guide to Recognizing, Responding To, and Investigating Human Trafficking
You don't need a badge or a license to notice what's happening in front of you. You need to know what to look for, what to say, and where to send someone next.
Stuck in Traffick is the companion workbook to the training presentation of the same name, built from two decades of frontline experience as a Special Victims Unit detective and years of national speaking to law enforcement, CASA volunteers, child advocacy centers, educators, and faith communities. Retired detective, ordained minister, and founder of The Twe12ve Project Inc., Kevin D. McNeil walks readers through the same road the live presentation travels — the Traffick Jam, the Buyer, the Victim, the Trauma Bond, the Task Force, the Exit Ramp — with fillable reflection prompts, documented case studies, and a visual road map built for use in your own trainings.
This edition goes further than recognition alone. Inside:
How traffickers actually use gaming platforms, subscription content sites, and messaging apps — named specifically, with documented cases
A fully sourced account of the 2026 courtroom verdicts holding Meta accountable for harm to children, including internal company evidence entered at trial
What the national ICAC task force network and the FBI are doing right now — investigations, arrests, and the two federal laws reshaping what happens after a report is filed
A dedicated section on sexting, sextortion, and cyberbullying, including the legal exposure most parents don't know exists and the warning signs of the fastest-growing crime against teenage boys
Recognizing online grooming, trauma bonds, and the systemic gaps — from courtrooms to airport terminals — that lets trafficking continue in plain sight
Every claim is sourced. Every section ends with something to do, not just something to know. Whether you're a detective, a CASA volunteer, a teacher, a pastor, or a parent who wants to recognize the signs before it's too late, this workbook is built to be written in, returned to, and put to use.
