Project TEN (This Ends Now)

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

Project TEN (This Ends Now) is a highly effective Anti-Human Trafficking initiative and coordinated response program in its second year of implementation at the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. Project TEN provides trauma informed and survivor centered investigation to support prevention, successful prosecution, and victim support in human trafficking cases, which are all too common in Boulder County. Project TEN’s dedicated Senior Investigator, Edna Munoz, leads complex human trafficking investigations countywide and provides immediate response and continued follow up, working closely with victims and high-risk individuals to build trust and rapport, keeping victims’ needs central to all services provided. Project TEN has been enormously successful and has improved collaboration and information sharing county wide. Project TEN has already investigated two very serious and complex multiple-defendant and multiple-victim cases and ushered them through to obtain successful grand jury indictments. The project currently has 5 pending human trafficking prosecutions, 19 active investigations, 60+ cases needing follow-up, and 100+ individuals identified as high-risk, and the project has completed more than 150 interviews and 50 search/arrest warrants. Project TEN provides training and education to law enforcement partners and community agencies to support improved screening, investigatory practices, and victim-centered best practices county wide. Requests for training and assistance are increasing each day, and new tips are continuously being received, showing the ongoing need for this important program.