Does training make a difference? An evaluation of a specialized human trafficking training module for law enforcement officers

Renzetti, Claire M.; Bush, Amy; Castellanos, M.P. Lupiani; Hunt, Gretchen

doi:10.1080/0735648x.2014.997913

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“…Educational programming that targets stalking identification may better equip officers in addressing stalking that may present in IPV incidents (The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center [SPARC], n.d.). Recent years have seen the implementation of specialized police training to develop best practices concerning gender violence (Franklin et al, 2020; Oehme et al, 2016; Renzetti et al, 2015; Smith et al, 2016). ).…”

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The Nexus Between Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: Examining the Arrest Decision

Garza¹,

Franklin

Goodson

2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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The present study used a stratified random sample of 332 case files from a sizable, urban police department located in one of the five largest and most diverse U.S. cities to examine the effect of previous stalking on arrest decisions among intimate partner violence (IPV) cases. Relevant extralegal and legal case factors were estimated in a multivariate binary logistic regression model to determine correlates of arrest. Findings revealed that previous stalking behavior was not related to arrest. Evidence and physical injury significantly increased the odds of arrest. Presence of witnesses, alcohol involvement, and history of IPV also significantly increased the odds of arrest. Future research and policy implications are discussed.

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The Nexus Between Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: Examining the Arrest Decision

Garza¹,

Franklin

Goodson

2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…They have argued that, in light of strict evidentiary requirements, coercion of the person in prostitution is too difficult to prove; this includes both overt, physical coercion and even more so when it is a more subtle or gradual process (APPG 2014). Proving coercion and exploitation is an oft-cited difficulty in relation to trafficking or exploitation in prostitution (Kelly and Regan 2000;Hoyle et al 2011;Annison 2013;Renzetti et al 2015;Walby et al 2016). Obtaining the cooperation of a victim/survivor in investigations and prosecutions against their exploiters is challenging.…”

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“…Obtaining the cooperation of a victim/survivor in investigations and prosecutions against their exploiters is challenging. They may fear repercussions from the exploiters/traffickers, suffer from trauma, fear criminalisation (for example for engaging in prostitution), fear deportation if they have irregular migration status, feel they will not be believed and/or feel a sense of shame (Walby et al 2016;Hoyle et al 2011;Annison 2013;Kelly and Regan 2000;Renzetti et al 2015;N Westmarland 2006). Regarding trauma, victims of sex trafficking and exploitation can suffer severe mental, physical and sexual violence and harms (Walby et al 2016;Kelly et al 2009).…”

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Police Implementation of the Partial Sex Purchase Ban in England and Wales

Matolcsi

2020

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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A main point of contention in the policy areas of prostitution and sex trafficking is whether the purchase of sex should be criminalised, whether fully (in all circumstances) or partly (only under specific circumstances). Particularly, Europe has seen several countries either fully criminalise buying sex or insofar as the person in prostitution is subject to exploitation or coercion. An example of the latter, since 2010, it is an offence in England and Wales (UK) to buy sex with a person in prostitution who has been coerced or exploited by a third party. While the offence was heavily debated before it was adopted, there has been little empirical research on its implementation, particularly by police who are on the front line of implementation. While police statistics on the offence are of questionable reliability, indications are that there has been little application of the offence. This paper explores several potential reasons for this in the context of interviews with 10 police representatives in four areas of England. Factors such as police’s knowledge and awareness of the offence, difficulties with its application, and to what extent and in what way policing of prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation are taking place, may all be playing a role, but do not explain lack of use in all of the areas examined in this research. The notions that there are not enough victims for the law to be applied or that police may be resisting applying the offence because they find the strict liability element of the offence unfair were not supported by these interviews. This research is unique in finding that there may be an issue with police misunderstanding fundamental elements of the offence and what seems to be a lack of awareness of the offence. These findings have implications for the assessment of the enforceability of this and similar offences and policy discussions around such offences.

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“…Despite federal efforts to engage state and local law enforcement in anti‐trafficking responses (e.g., by funding local task forces), scholars have observed difficulties related to integrating human trafficking into local crime‐control activities. Many police are unaware that human trafficking is a crime over which they have jurisdiction (Farrell, McDevitt, & Fahy, ; Farrell, Owens, & McDevitt, ; Newton, Mulcahy, & Martin, ) or believe it is not a problem in their communities (Farrell et al., ; Farrell et al., ; Renzetti, Bush, Castellanos, & Hunt, ; Wilson, Walsh, & Kleuber, ). Additionally, confusion about what acts constitute human trafficking may lead police to overlook victims or to misidentify trafficking cases as other types of offenses (Srikantiah, ).…”

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Failing victims? Challenges of the police response to human trafficking

Farrell

Dank

Vries

et al. 2019

Criminology & Public Policy

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Research Summary The police have a duty to provide assistance to crime victims. Despite the importance of this role, scholars examining police effectiveness have historically been less attentive to the needs of victims. As the police are increasingly called on to combat sex and labor trafficking crimes, it is timely to explore how this new population of victims is served by the police. Information from a review of human trafficking investigations and in‐depth interviews with police and service providers in three U.S. communities indicates that human trafficking victims often do not trust the police and rarely seek their assistance. When the police do respond, human trafficking victims seek affirmation of their experiences and safety from future harm. Policy Implications Recommendations are offered to improve police responses to human trafficking victims including efforts to build trust, promote victim safety, and meet the needs of victims outside of the justice system.

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Does training make a difference? An evaluation of a specialized human trafficking training module for law enforcement officers

Cited by 63 publications

References 18 publications

The Nexus Between Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: Examining the Arrest Decision

The Nexus Between Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: Examining the Arrest Decision

Police Implementation of the Partial Sex Purchase Ban in England and Wales

Failing victims? Challenges of the police response to human trafficking

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