Module 1

Abstract

This manual from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime presents anti-human trafficking procedures for criminal justice practitioners. The Anti-human Trafficking Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners is intended as a practical guide for criminal justice practitioners in dealing with the multiple challenges of trafficking in persons. This manual is divided into 14 modules that address each phase of the criminal justice response to trafficking in persons and contain promising practices that address the complex subject matter and provide real world examples of the application of these practices. In addition, each module is designed to stand alone so as to address the specific needs of each phase of the criminal justice system’s response to the problem of human trafficking. The phases addressed by the modules are: Module 1 – Definition of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants; Module 2 – Indicators of trafficking in persons; Module 3 – Psychological reaction of victims of trafficking in persons; Module 4 – Control methods in trafficking in persons; Module 5 – Risk assessment in trafficking in persons investigations; Module 6 – International cooperation in trafficking in persons cases; Module 7 – Crime scene and physical evidence examinations in trafficking in persons investigations; Module 8 – Interviewing victims of trafficking in persons who are potential witnesses; Module 9 – Interviewing child victims of trafficking in persons; Module 10 – Interpreters in trafficking in persons investigations; Module 11 – Victims’ needs in criminal justice proceedings in trafficking in persons cases; Module 12 – Protections and assistance to victims-witnesses in trafficking in persons cases; Module 13 – Compensation for victims of trafficking in persons; and Module 14 – Considerations in sentencing in trafficking in persons cases. Bibliography, glossary, and tables