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Human Trafficking in the United States:
Promoting Law Enforcement Awareness
SYNOPSIS:
This course introduces the student to the problem of human trafficking
and ways and means of combating it. Human trafficking is,
in effect, modern-day slavery, involving the exploitation of
persons for commercial sex or forced labor. This course
focuses on the nature and scope of the human trafficking problem
and the efforts of both governmental and nongovernmental agencies
to deal with it.
OBJECTIVES:
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Understand who the victims are and what their
vulnerabilities are.
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Understand the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act (TVPA) and what it covers.
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Recognize other offenses for which traffickers may be charged
and prosecuted.
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Understand interview considerations and techniques
that can enhance the quality and quantity of information elicited
from human trafficking victims.
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Understand the role of victim service providers
along with the types of services available.
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Have knowledge of the resources available through
federal agencies and understand the need for a formalized,
collaborative approach to human trafficking enforcement.
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Understand the community’s role in recognizing
and reporting human trafficking.
LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
4 hours - 2 legal, 2 interpersonal perspectives
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