Crime Reduction Toolkits

Trafficking of People

Increasing awareness

• what trafficking is;
   
• the scale of the problem;
   
• the nature of the exploitation victims suffer;
   
• the characteristics of the victims;
   
• the characteristics of the traffickers and exploiters;
   
• how the problem is being addressed locally; and
   
• who should be contacted if there is suspicion of trafficking.

This awareness and understanding needs to be developed to varying appropriate levels amongst three distinct groups:
 

• the key agencies responsible for tackling trafficking and supporting its victims (police, the immigration service, CPS, social services, NGOs with specific support services to offer);
   
• any other agencies who are likely to come across trafficked victims (including local authorities, the Health and Safety Executive,  refugee organisations, women’s refuge organisations, HIV and drug service providers, health service providers);
   
• the general public (who may include clients of victims being sexually exploited or people with contacts in local communities where children may be hidden or victims may be held while in transit).
  
   

 

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