The course is only open to U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges.
Webinar Description: Human beings are recruited, advertised, traded, bought, sold, and even rented on websites, chat rooms, social media platforms, online classified advertisement sites, and communication platforms. This webinar introduces participants to cyber-enabled human trafficking, particularly sex trafficking, the online platforms used to facilitate cyber-enabled sex trafficking, and the methods traffickers use to lure and exploit trafficking victims.
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define human trafficking and differentiate between various forms of human trafficking.
- Identify characteristics of sex trafficking victims and defendants and identify victim vulnerabilities.
- Describe cyber-enabled human trafficking, specifically for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
- Identify cyber-enabled sex trafficking activities and the methods traffickers use to lure and exploit victims.