§20713 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

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The Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor must update human trafficking training for their employees at least once every 2 years. They must make those improvements after talking with survivors, victim service groups, and federal law enforcement experts who work on trafficking cases. Not later than 1 year after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security must create an advanced training to add to the basic course for investigators. That training must teach teamwork between law enforcement and victim service providers; explain how traffickers recruit people and that someone who knowingly buys sex from a minor or from a person who was forced or coerced is guilty of a trafficking offense; state that victims often commit crimes because of being trafficked and steps should be taken to avoid arresting or prosecuting those acts; and say reducing demand is part of stopping trafficking. All DOJ and DHS investigators who may work trafficking cases and members of trafficking task forces must get this training.

Title 34, §20713

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(a)The Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of Labor shall periodically, but not less frequently than once every 2 years, implement improvements to the training programs on human trafficking for employees of the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Labor, respectively, after consultation with survivors of human trafficking, or trafficking victims service providers, and Federal law enforcement agencies responsible for the prevention, deterrence, and prosecution of offenses involving human trafficking (such as individuals serving as, or who have served as, investigators in a Federal agency and who have expertise in identifying human trafficking victims and investigating human trafficking cases).

(b)(1)Not later than 1 year after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop an advanced training curriculum, to supplement the basic curriculum for investigative personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, that—

(A)emphasizes a multidisciplinary, collaborative effort by law enforcement officers who provide a broad range of investigation and prosecution options in response to perpetrators, and victim service providers, who offer services and resources for victims;

(B)provides guidance about the recruitment techniques employed by human traffickers to clarify 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; and

(C)explains that—

(i)victims of sex or labor trafficking often engage in criminal acts as a direct result of severe trafficking in persons and such individuals are victims of a crime and affirmative measures should be taken to avoid arresting, charging, or prosecuting such individuals for any offense that is the direct result of their victimization; and

(ii)a comprehensive approach to eliminating human trafficking should include demand reduction as a component.

(2)The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide training using the curriculum developed under paragraph (1) to—

(A)all law enforcement officers employed by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively, who may be involved in the investigation of human trafficking offenses; and

(B)members of task forces that participate in the investigation of human trafficking offenses.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of section 213 of Pub. L. 109–164. Subsec. (c) of section 213 of Pub. L. 109–164 amended section 7105 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. Section was formerly classified to section 20907b of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 117–347.

§20713 Encouraging a victim-centered approach to training of Federal law enforcement personnel

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Title 34, §20713

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