Human Trafficking Interdiction / HT Operations/Illicit Massage Business Investigations /HT for Prosecutors

Who may attend: Active Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Probation & Parole, CPS, and Nurses with a valid license # (please enter your license # in the "Agency" field when you register).

Please do not register unless you are one of the professionals listed above; other registrations will be removed. You must list your agency and register with a valid work email address (no Gmail, Yahoo, etc.). A photo ID is required at check-in.

This course equips police officers with the skills necessary to detect indicators of human trafficking victims in the course of their everyday duties, and how to conduct successful human trafficking investigations. Day 2 will be proactive operations and consist of 11 different kinds of operations and Day 3 is Illicit Massage Business Investigations and will provide officers with the Four Corner Strategy (TM) of dismantling Illicit Massage Businesses. Day 4 will be Human Trafficking for Prosecutors. Among other details, you will learn:

• How to recognize the indicators of a possible human trafficking incident

• How to ascertain if a party is a victim of human trafficking and best practices for interactions

• The signs of trauma bonding and PTSD

• How use a victim centered approach (Special Victims Methodology)

• How to identify possible electronic evidence of trafficking on cell phones

• How to transition from a routine call or interview to a human trafficking investigation

• How to interview a possible suspect in a human trafficking case

• What the various multi-disciplinary groups are, how to use them and how to work with victim advocates

• Understand where victims come from and how they are groomed

• Taking a case to prosecution