“We recommend comprehensive training on all forms of human trafficking be provided for investigators, agents, victim specialists, forensic interviewers, and all federal training facilitators,” the report stated. “We also recommend agencies keep data on how many individuals are trained on new material as well as establish a process to track outcomes of anti-trafficking efforts.”
The report also recommended that law enforcement investigators be trained by people who are survivors of human trafficking.
The Advisory Council also stressed the need to increase and broaden public awareness about human trafficking. For survivors, it emphasized the importance of providing comprehensive services, including housing preferences, by the federal government as well as US states and municipalities.
The council, a US interagency panel overseen by the Department of State, was formed in May 2015 with a mandate to make recommendations to top federal officials, review anti-human-trafficking policies and programs, and collect relevant data from official and community sources.
