Human Trafficking Interdiction / Illicit Massage Businesses
Wed, Sep 13
|Fairfax County, Virginia
Day 2 of this course is designed to provide police officers, intelligence analysts and stakeholders with a comprehensive approach to identify, investigate and dismantle illicit massage businesses in their jurisdiction by using the "Four Corner Strategy."


Time & Location
Sep 13, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT – Sep 14, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
Fairfax County, Virginia, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Virginia
About the event
This course is designed to provide police officers, intelligence analysts and stakeholders with a comprehensive approach to identify, investigate and dismantle illicit massage businesses in their jurisdiction by using the "Four Corner Strategy". Attendees 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
How to identify illicit massage businesses and how they operate.
How the illicit massage business model works and strategies for dismantling it
How to bring together and use a team of stakeholders interested in the same ultimate goal.
How to set up a landlord engagement program
How to use civil lawsuits in furtherance of your objectives
How to collect different types of evidence
How to close or remove the business
How to help ensure prosecution of criminals
Audience: Law Enforcement; Probation & Parole; Medical Personnel