Building Agency Capacity: a toolkit for human trafficking investigations

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Building Agency Capacity: A Toolkit for Human Trafficking (HT) Investigations project, funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is developing resources for law enforcement agencies nationwide to identify and assist victims of human trafficking and conduct investigations using trauma-informed, victim-centered principles. Resources will include an agency self-assessment, policy and training guidelines containing promising practices, an action planning guide, and HT reporting checklists.

The IACP will select four law enforcement demonstration sites to participate in the initiative from February 2023–September 2024. Over the course of the project, the demonstration sites will collaborate with the IACP, OVC, a project Advisory Group of law enforcement executives, prosecutors, service providers, and survivors, plus a cadre of subject matter experts to assess their organizational readiness and develop strategies to address human trafficking in their communities. Additionally, agencies will gain knowledge from the three other demonstration sites and participate in tailored training and technical assistance for each site.

The IACP welcomes applications from state, county, local, tribal, campus, or territorial law enforcement agencies with varied levels of experience in identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking and conducting investigations. Consideration will also be given to agencies having no experience with human trafficking that are seeking to establish investigative capacity for these complicated cases.

For more information click on the below link:

https://form.jotform.com/twoodhead28/toolkit-demo-site-app

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