§20713 Encouraging a Victim-centered Approach to Training of Federal Law Enforcement Personnel

Summary

The Attorney General, the Homeland Security Secretary, and the Labor Secretary must update their agencies’ human trafficking training at least every 2 years. They must do this after talking with survivors, service providers, and federal investigators who work on trafficking cases. Within 1 year after December 21, 2018, the Attorney General and the Homeland Security Secretary must create an advanced training for investigators to add to basic training. It must teach teams of law enforcement and victim service providers to work together, explain how traffickers recruit people, and make clear that knowingly buying commercial sex from a minor or from someone who was forced, tricked, or coerced is a trafficking crime. It must also say victims often commit crimes because of their trafficking and steps should be taken to avoid arresting, charging, or prosecuting those acts, and include efforts to reduce demand. The advanced training must be given to all DOJ and DHS investigators who may handle trafficking cases and to task force members who work on those investigations.