The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons. While accurate statistics are difficult to establish, it is estimated that 15,000 to 18,000 people, primarily women and children are trafficked to the U.S. annually. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and its reauthorizations enhance preexisting criminal penalties, afford new protection to trafficking victims, and make available certain benefits and services to victims of severe forms of trafficking. Furthermore, 47 of 50 states have state statutes that address human trafficking which will result in a greater number of state prosecutions as human trafficking task forces and local law enforcement build cases against all forms of trafficking.
UMCPI is honored to have received funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Office of Victims of Crime to combat the crime of human trafficking through the following initiatives. The courses below are developed in partnership with the National Association of Attorneys General and the National Judicial College.
Human Trafficking Training for State Prosecutors Human Trafficking Training for State Judges Online Human Trafficking Training for State Judges Advanced Human Trafficking Investigations Online Human Trafficking Awareness
This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 2010CKWSK028 awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.
This training will assist trial judges in understanding the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), human trafficking in the U.S., state laws regarding human trafficking, perpetrators and victims, immigration issues, penalties, sentencing issues, restitution and forfeiture. The curriculum was developed to be presented in three to five hours (depending upon the pace of the faculty member and interactive teaching methods). The curriculum is designed for use at a national conference, but it can be modified for state or local judicial conferences.
This 1.25-hour webcast is for state trial judges who will confront these cases as task forces and law enforcement attack the problem. After participating in the webcast, judges will be able to: 1) Describe how the Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000 and subsequent state laws that it has inspired have changed previous definitions of slavery; 2) Define how force, fraud, and coercion are employed against victims in modern human trafficking cases; and 3) Apply human trafficking statutes to case studies.
Upcoming webinars: New dates soon to be scheduled
Advanced Human Trafficking Investigation
This course is designed for Law Enforcement Officers, Investigators, and Human Trafficking Task Force members who are assigned to investigate human trafficking cases through advanced intelligence collection, development and dissemination. Special emphasis is placed on investigation skill development and an enhanced case coordination and collaborative model with an understanding that the victim is the key focus of case coordination dynamics. Case studies graphically illustrate successful case management.
Upcoming courses:
Agencies can now access the online version of the basic “Introduction to Human Trafficking” training course. The web-based multimedia lessons include an audio presentation track, instructional graphics and text, and interactive learning which provide a superior user experience when compared to typical online offerings. A Learning Management System aids agency administration of the training while ID and password protection limit access to only those employees registered by participating organizations.
Class 1 – Awareness of Human Trafficking - This class is an overview of the problem of human trafficking in the United States. Its emphasis is on understanding the scope of the problem and the legal framework in place to help address it.
Class 2 – Responding to Human Trafficking - This class is an overview of the basics of law enforcement response to human trafficking situations. Its emphasis is on adopting a victim centered approach to achieve successful conclusions in trafficking cases, to include victim rescue and care and trafficker prosecution.
To register for the training: http://www.jpmaweb.com/map/index.html