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FINAL REPORT
Objective 4: Develop learning objectives for identifying child trafficking perpetrators
Requirements: Learning objectives should focus on improved understanding of the different types of offenders,
cultural differences, location/community differences, and skill sets that offenders utilize. Efforts
should also be made to eliminate some of the more prevalent stereotypes. Important skills that need to be
developed include effective community mapping, offender interrogation, and victim interviewing. To be
effective, training must aim to produce better situational awareness among officials, improve data collection/intelligence
gathering methods, and develop effective information exchanges between agencies.
Objective 5: Develop learning objectives for interviewing trafficking victims and offenders
Requirements: Learning objectives should focus on improved understanding of the interview process, age
and developmental issues with victims, law enforcement and the investigative process, developing an end
game, and becoming more comfortable working with children. Skill building should be directed at working
through the interview process, conducting victim/child centered interviews, and conducting offender
interviews, which take into account mental status and behavior indicators.
Objective 6: Develop learning objectives for engaging victims
Requirements: Participants dealt with the need for education at all levels by looking at the investigation as
a continuum. Investigations are owned by law enforcement but there are several key players that can enter
the process. Of key importance therefore is identifying which officials should be involved and clearly define
the roles and responsibilities of each. Group members recommended developing a mentoring system
that matches knowledgeable officials with those wishing/needing to learn. Once the right players are identified
provide extensive training and establish good communication channels. It is also important to identify
the best resources/services available for victims and discuss the best practices for engaging them in
the process. Learning to develop a process for accurate, complete, and timely records was also discussed.
Depending on the type of victims dealt with on a regular basis it may also be necessary to identify culturally
specific resources, such as interpreters and clothing, and make them available.
Objective 7: Develop learning objectives for recognizing demand for trafficking victims
Requirements: The public needs to be educated about the connection between prostitution and human
trafficking. The problem is significant, exists in every community, and involves victims of all ages.
Trafficking will become a concern when citizens can relate to the problem and realize it is occurring
in their community. Officials should also learn to attack demand through intervention, prevention, and
prosecution.
Objective 8: Develop learning objectives for streamlining the judicial process
Requirements: Learning objectives should focus on understanding different/tribal/International criminal
justice systems, recognizing the elements of the crime, identifying additional crimes committed in the
course of trafficking, helping judges understand victim dynamics, and explaining what U.S. Attorneys
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