100855: Responding to Trafficking in Women and Children

About the Course:

This course looks at the worldwide problem of trafficking in persons, mostly for forced labor and the sex industry. It investigates the role of the United States in working to prevent such trafficking and offers specific recommendations for improving efforts both domestically and internationally.

Author

National Criminal Justice Resource Services

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for domestic violence and abuse victims’ advocates, governmental aid workers, health care professionals committed to stopping trafficking in women and children. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Describe what the U.S. is doing to improve coordination of efforts among its own agencies and non-governmental organizations.

2. Define specific actions designed to increase public awareness of trafficking in persons.

3. Apply information presented to working on ways to reduce domestic trafficking in persons and provide victim assistance.