Illicit Massage Business Investigations

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