§20712 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

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All required federal training for law enforcement and prosecutors must do three things. It must teach that anyone who knowingly buys commercial sex from a minor or from someone who was forced, tricked, or pressured is guilty of a federal human‑trafficking crime; include, when appropriate, training on arresting and prosecuting buyers of commercial sex, illegal child labor, or forced labor and on investigating and prosecuting people who knowingly profit from trafficking; and say that any full plan to end human trafficking must include efforts to reduce demand.

Title 34, §20712

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All training required under section 20709 of this title and section 7105(c)(4) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 22 shall—

(1)emphasize that an individual who knowingly solicits or patronizes a commercial sex act from a person who was a minor (consistent with section 1591(c) of title 18) or was subject to force, fraud, or coercion is guilty of an offense under chapter 77 of title 18 and is a party to a human trafficking offense;

(2)develop specific curriculum for—

(A)under appropriate circumstances, arresting and prosecuting buyers of commercial sex, child labor that is a violation of law, or forced labor as a form of primary prevention; and

(B)investigating and prosecuting individuals who knowingly benefit financially from participation in a venture that has engaged in any act of human trafficking; and

(3)specify that any comprehensive approach to eliminating human trafficking shall include a demand reduction component.

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section 7105(c)(4) of title 22, referred to in text, was in the original “section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000” and was translated as if it read “section 107(c)(4)” of the Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress. There is no section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and section 107(c)(4) relates to the training of Government personnel. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 20709a of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 117–347.

§20712 Holistic training for Federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors

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Title 34, §20712

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