Human Trafficking

Course overview

Human trafficking has been around for centuries and continues to this day. Awareness of this heinous crime is not always widely known, especially when it can happen next door to anybody. The reasons why a trafficker traffics a victim, why a person is more vulnerable to a trafficker and once enslaved what is the victim's mindset are some of the elements that are touch upon in this course. Additionally, course content includes a review on existing and new U.S. federal anti-trafficking laws, defines sex and labor trafficking, provides clues to identifying victims and how to report cases of human trafficking. The course also categorizes numerous federal agencies and organizations that provide help and resources to victims of human trafficking.