As you can imagine, law enforcement plays a key role in the fight against sex trafficking. Task Forces and coordinated operations work to arrest traffickers and shut down their businesses. It’s encouraging to see more stories of successful busts and victims escape in the news. But there are still huge opportunities for law enforcement to identify and assist victims of sex trafficking, one victim at a time, with the proper awareness. Beneath the Surface trains law enforcement personnel how to recognize victims during routine operations, such as traffic stops and disorderly conduct complaints, and how to assist them in obtaining much needed services. They learn: • What sex trafficking is and how it operates. • How to detect the indicators of a trafficking victim. • Established protocols for assisting victims. • How to interact with a victim in a non-threatening manner. • The myths and stereotypes that can result in a missed opportunity to assist a victim.

Service Area: Cobb County

Categories Sexual Exploitation

• Population Served: General Public

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