Annual Law Enforcement Training
June 1st2012
What is the First Annual Training on Human Trafficking?
As a leader in the fight against child trafficking, Child Rescue has taken action to educate law enforcement nation-wide on the world of trafficking, which is easily mistaken for other criminal enterprises, and tragically overlooked. Child Rescue has therefore created this national training for law enforcement to understand and effectively combat human trafficking within United States borders. At this event, law enforcement officers from all over the country will be given specific training in the following areas: International Human trafficking, victim psychology, recruiting, human trafficking investigations for domestic cases and international cases, case management, effective prosecution. Training will come from LAPD’s Officer-in-charge of Field Training services, and his associates.
Event Mission:
Congruent with Child Rescue’s mission of eliminating the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the US and Canada, The Annual Law Enforcement Training will ensure that law enforcement agencies across the country are adequately trained to understand and effectively combat human trafficking.
Event Goals:
1. Provide top of the line training from experienced professionals to law enforcement agencies relevant to the needs of their State.
2. 100% Representation from every state
3. 100% Representation from Utah’s task force agencies including:
• TSA Officers
• FBI
• ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
• Utah Highway Patrol
• All City/ County Task Forces
Providing top of the line training
a. Apogee Consulting will provide law enforcement specific training in the following areas: International Human trafficking, victim psychology, recruiting, human trafficking investigations for domestic cases and international cases, case management, effective prosecution.
i. Marc Evans: Marc has conducted more than 3,000 prostitution related investigations along the world famous “Sunset Strip” and was a featured investigator on MSNBC Investigates documentary titled, “Hollywood Vice.” As a lead Internal Affairs investigator and in conjunction with a multi-agency federal task force, Sergeant Evans handled a variety of human trafficking related investigations. He is currently the Officer-in-Charge of LAPD’s Field Training Services Unit, which develops training curriculum for LAPD’s 10,000 officer force.
ii. Natalie V. Holland: Ms. Holland was born and raised in the Ukraine (former USSR). In addition to Ms Holland ‘s graduate degree in English and German she has earned 27 credit hours towards her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration at Saint Leo University where her studies have focused primarily in the area of Counter Terrorism, School Violence, International Sex Trafficking and Hostage Negotiations. Ms Holland frequently lectures at Saint Leo University on Terror at Beslan, Suicide Bombers, and International Sex Trafficking.
iii. Hector Sanchez: Detective Sanchez has worked primarily in specialized units and in an undercover capacity throughout his career. His vice tours have been in South Central and in the Valley areas of Los Angeles. He has worked the Prostitution Detail, Divisional Vice and Operations Central Bureau Vice. Since 2008 he has been assigned to Detective Support and Vice Division and is the Assistant Officer In-Charge of the Human Trafficking Section. In his current assignment, Detective Sanchez supervises undercover vice investigations involving the City of Los Angeles.
b. Utah Human Trafficking Task Force will provide law enforcement specific training on human trafficking in Utah. Including: vulnerable populations, Utah law & procedure, past cases, and Utah NGO services providers & important contacts.
Impact and reach of Child Rescue’s Training on Human Trafficking
In terms of the potential impact on victims of child trafficking, it is reported that an estimated 150-200 young girls & boys are brought out of trafficking in each major metropolitan on an annual basis. Cities like Atlanta, St. Paul, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, and others have begun to realize that trafficking is occurring anywhere drugs are being sold. Major cities and small rural towns are all dealing with this issue, whether they realize it or not. Because of the nature of trafficking and the various forms it takes, it is exceedingly difficult to recover victims and prosecute the perpetrators. Often recovered trafficking victims are treated as criminals and sentenced to juvenile detention or worse. In reality, these are often children and therefore unable, by definition of law, to make the conscious decision to engage in such activity. Most often, these children are acting under threat of violence, desperation, and lack of options. They need to be treated as victims and given the opportunity to recover, gain the necessary education and skills to become an active participant in society, and heal from the trauma they have been through.
The education we are offering to law enforcement and criminal justice workers will teach the proper handling of victims, and affect a potential 10,000+ child victims on an annual basis.
For more information please contact Jacque at 801-850-4785
