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Vehicles are an integral part of the majority of criminal activity and therefore being able to locate the current and past whereabouts of a vehicle can be critical in solving crimes. Technology offers resources for locating vehicle activity, but law enforcement needs to know what data is available, how to capture it, and what to do with it when they have it. Law enforcement also needs to be aware of the due diligence needed when interacting with this data.
The 60-minute webinar addresses the value and challenges for law enforcement with vehicle location technologies.
Vehicles are an integral part of the majority of criminal activity and therefore being able to locate the current and past whereabouts of a vehicle can be critical in solving crimes. Technology offers resources for locating vehicle activity, but law enforcement needs to know what data is available, how to capture it, and what to do with it when they have it. Law enforcement also needs to be aware of the due diligence needed when interacting with this data.
The webinar will provide attendees with a basic understanding of vehicle location technology and how law enforcement may be able to retrieve and utilize this information to build case facts in a thorough and strategic manner.
Paul Steier
Director of Vehicle Programs
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Paul Steier is the Law Enforcement Program Manager with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). Paul coordinates training and educational programs to inspire collaboration between motor vehicle and law enforcement agencies through-out the U.S. and Canada. Paul joined AAMVA in 2017 and previously served 25-years as a commissioned officer with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) where he was the Director of the Bureau of Investigation & Identity Protection. He managed a staff who investigated motor vehicle and personal identity crimes along with operating the DOT's facial recognition program. Prior to his service as Bureau Director, Paul held the rank of Major working for the DOT's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Office where he also served as a Fraud Investigator and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer. Paul is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police serving on the Vehicle Crimes Committee and is Chair of the Emerging Technologies with Vehicle Crimes Working Group. Paul is a member of the National Sheriff's Association serving on the Traffic Safety Committee. He also is a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators, International Association of Auto Theft Investigators, and the Iowa Peace Officers Association. Paul has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Paul is a graduate of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and served on the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Kipp Loving
Detective (Ret.)
Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force
Kipp Loving retired after 31 years of law enforcement for three California agencies.
He also worked as a Criminal Investigator for the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office. He has held many assignments, including Detectives, Auto Theft, SWAT, Impact Weapons Instructor and the Training Manager position for the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force.
For the last twelve years of his career, Detective Loving was deputized as a U.S. Marshal and assigned to the FBI Cyber Crime ICAC Task Force & Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, assisting agents with crimes related to the abuse of children. He has worked and assisted in a number of high profile cases involving technology. Among the most notable was the murder of California Highway Patrol Officer Earl H. Scott and the murder of Lacy Peterson and her unborn son, Conner.
Detective Loving regularly instructs for local, state and federal law enforcement on the topics of Mobile Device Evidence, Connected Car Tracking, Surveillance Equipment, Digital License Plates, Court Presentation of Hi-Tech Evidence, Onsite Search Tools and ID Theft. Detective Loving maintains a Hi-Tech Crime Training website (kloving.net) used by law enforcement around the world
Steven Sunderland
Detective Sergeant
Baltimore County Police Department
Sgt Steven Sunderland is a 28 year veteran of the Baltimore County Police. During that time, he has been assigned to Patrol, Criminal Investigations/Economic Crimes, Narcotics, and the Baltimore Regional Auto Theft Taskforce, where he has overseen the Investigative Squad for 14 years. His daily duties involve managing a multi-jurisdictional task force responsible for investigating organized professional auto theft, such as re-plated stolen vehicles, international export, cargo theft, title fraud and identity theft, in the Baltimore area.
Stuart Hurst
Unit Chief
El Paso Intelligence Center, Drug Enforcement Administration
Mr. Hurst guides efforts supporting DEA’s National License Plate Reader Program and other tactical operations objectives lead from EPIC. Mr. Hurst began his career as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) having graduated from DEA Academy Basic Agent Class #148 in 2002. Mr. Hurst’s initial assignment was to the McAllen District Office in McAllen, Texas where he served approximately seven years at the Texas/Mexico border, was a successful and recognized field agent and gained invaluable insight and experience through his investigations of primarilyMexico based DTOs. In 2009, Mr. Hurst was selected as Special Agent of the Year for the South Texas Chapter ofthe Association of Federal Narcotics Agents (AFNA).
In 2010, Mr. Hurst was assigned to the Monterrey Resident Office in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. Mr. Hurst investigated two major drug trafficking organizations and experienced firsthand the spiral of drug trafficking related violence that engulfed northeastern México. In 2012, Mr. Hurst was promoted to DEA’s supervisory ranks and reassigned as the Resident Agent in Charge of the Nogales Resident Office in Nogales, Sonora, México, where he led and coordinated DEA supported counterdrug efforts in the Arizona/Sonora border region, while serving as the highest-ranking federal law enforcement official in the region and as the subject matter expert in drug law enforcement to the U.S. Consul General.
In 2016, Mr. Hurst was reassigned to the Houston Division Office as a Group Supervisor and remained there until early July 2018; after which, he reported to the Asunción Country Office as the Country Attaché. Mr. Hurst lead the Asunción Country Office and the Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) Paraguay carrying out investigations that lead to back to back record cocaine seizures within Paraguay as well as developing/coordinating a host-nation response to the threat of illicit air bridge trafficking activities of bulk cocaine from Bolivia into and through Paraguay to other countries. In 2021, Mr. Hurst was selected to fulfill his mandatory headquarters tour at the El Paso Intelligence Center and assigned to the National License Plate Reader Program. A native Tennessean, Mr. Hurst has a Master of Business Administration in International Business from the Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis and an undergraduate honors degree in Business Administration from Montreat College. Mr. Hurst is 48 years old, married, and has one son.
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Why is it important to understand the role confidentiality plays among trusted partners? Understanding confidentiality and its scope is not only crucial for collaborative partners but also for human trafficking survivors. Delve into the intricate realm of confidentiality and its role in anti-human trafficking efforts. Gain invaluable insights into the laws, rules, and ethical constraints that govern partners and safeguard sensitive information from potential conflicts arising due to delayed or inadequate sharing. Learn how to navigate the challenges that can happen even among trusted partners.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and ICF Incorporated, in collaboration with the Alabama Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance, hosted a webinar on this topic on Wednesday, July 26th, 2023. This webinar is a part of IACP/Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)'s Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force training catalog.
This webinar will help participants better be able to:
•Define confidentiality, privilege, and informed consent;
•Understand “the why” and “the how” these legal and ethical principles exist for investigators, prosecutors, and service providers;
•Discuss why it’s important to comprehend each party’s confidentiality rules in a multi-disciplinary team in any given case; and
•Provide practical examples and tools for approaching partners when seeking information.This webinar was produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police under Cooperative Agreement #2020-VT-BX-K002, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Cameron Perry
Special Agent, Human Trafficking Investigator
Alabama Attorney Generals Office, Alabama Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance
Cameron started her law enforcement career in the summer of 2009. Prior to Law Enforcement, Cameron worked in pre-hospital emergency care as a paramedic since 2001. Cameron obtained her associate degree in science in 2011 from Southern Union State Community College. Cameron was promoted to patrol sergeant at Lanett Police Department in 2012 and then moved on to Tallapoosa County Sheriff Office in 2014 where she was promoted to the position of criminal investigator in 2016. Cameron continued to work hand in hand with community members, and non-government organizations; providing community-based training on awareness of human trafficking to include continuing education classes for hospital nurse staff. Cameron worked in close partnership with the Alabama Fusion Center and State Bureau Investigators, investigating several incidents of human trafficking. She represented Tallapoosa County Sheriff Office as the MDT -Team member at the Tri-County Child Advocacy Center, and on the Human Trafficking Task Force of the Middle District of Alabama. Cameron was recruited in November 2020 to join the Homeland Security Investigations as a Task Force Officer in the fight against human trafficking. Cameron continued to work closely with those whose common aim was to do something that would affect the local and state community and cause a positive change, empowering them with tools, resources, and mentorship to attain the suitable practices in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases of all forms.
Jennie Tice
Human Trafficking Outreach Coordinator, Survivor Services Coordinator
Family Sunshine Center, Alabama Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance
Jennie Tice currently serves as the Family Sunshine Center (FSC)’s Human Trafficking Outreach Coordinator. In that role, she coordinates victim and survivor services for the Alabama Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance ("Alliance"), a federally funded, multi-disciplinary, collaborative task force. At FSC, Jennie served as the Human Trafficking Case Manager when their emergency shelter opened and developed the economic empowerment program in the domestic violence shelter prior to that.
Jennie first began her advocacy career in 2003 after graduating from Auburn University with a B.A. in Psychology. After working for non-profit domestic violence agencies and focusing on legal advocacy, she accepted a position as a Victim Witness Advocate in the Atlanta District Attorney's Office. There she served as a system-based advocate working with felony crime victims and witnesses in a variety of cases such as death penalty, serial rape, cold cases, child abuse, human trafficking, and gang. This enabled her to advocate for thousands of survivors from a diverse set of backgrounds, circumstances, victimizations, and traumas using a survivor-centered, trauma-informed lens. It opened her up to different perspectives of the professionals working within the criminal justice system and those she served.Erin Wirsing (Moderator)
Co-Director
Project Roadmap ICF, Inc.
Erin Knowles Wirsing, MSW, provides technical assistance to federally funded human trafficking task forces through Project Roadmap at ICF. Since 2006, Erin has managed programs providing direct services to persons experiencing trafficking in Chicago and Central Florida. She was a core team member in the initiation of a pilot multi-disciplinary task force in Chicago, working to ensure persons experiencing trafficking were provided options for exit. Erin is skilled in trauma-informed care and person-centered approaches to services. She is an expert in networking, building collaboration and program development. Erin has a long history of providing training, support and consultation for professionals, families, and community groups.
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The trucking, bus, and energy industries can play a significant role in the fight against human trafficking. Understanding how to partner with these industries can enhance human trafficking task force investigations, prosecutions, and the ability to identify victims.
The trucking, bus, and energy industries can play a significant role in the fight against human trafficking. Understanding how to partner with these industries can enhance human trafficking task force investigations, prosecutions, and the ability to identify victims.
The IACP hosted a 90-minute webinar with Truckers Against Trafficking and the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office to discuss the importance of partnering with the trucking, bus, and energy industries to identify human trafficking victims and cases.
This webinar is a part of IACP/OVC’s Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force Training Catalog.
After this webinar, participants will better be able to:- Explain how human trafficking task forces can partner with the trucking, bus, and energy industries to combat human trafficking;
- Identify the indicators of human trafficking at inspection and interdiction stops; and
- Discuss the intersections between human trafficking and the trucking, bus, and energy industries.
Speakers:
- Liz Williamson: Training Specialist/Survivor Leader, Truckers Against Trafficking
- Maggie Dawson: Public Sector Engagement Specialist, Truckers Against Trafficking
- Miiko Anderson: Senior Prosecuting Attorney, Fresno County District Attorney’s Office
- Carolyn Meissner: Project Coordinator, International Association of Chiefs of Police (Moderator)
For more information, contact IACP’s Anti-Human Trafficking Team at humantrafficking@theiacp.org.
This webinar was produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police under 2020-VT-BX-K002, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.Liz Williamson
Training Specialist, Survivor Leader
Truckers Against Trafficking
Liz Williamson is a Training Specialist for Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) and a survivor of human trafficking. Located in Northern California, Williamson shares her trafficking story at casino/bus Coalition Builds and other TAT events and is responsible for some administrative duties.
A survivor advocate, she has done direct service work with survivors at the local, regional, and national levels. For the past decade, she has trained and spoken nationally to audiences regarding her survival of familial trafficking to help dispel the myths surrounding this topic and to empower individuals to help make a difference.
Williamson has also trained medical professionals with Dignity Health to identify victims seeking medical services, with special attention given to what the medical community missed or was unable to assist her with during her trafficking experience. She is a member of the Survivor Leadership Institute through GEMS. She is a member of the NJ Coalition to End Human Trafficking and recently invited to the NJ Chapter of American Pediatrics Task Force on Human Trafficking.
With a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a flair for all things creative, Ms. Williamson enjoys communicating and creating. She passionately believes survivors deserve the opportunity to use their experiences to rewrite their stories and their futures.Maggie Dawson
Public Sector Engagement Specialist
Truckers Against Trafficking
Maggie Dawson is a Public Sector Engagement Specialist with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT). TAT is a 501(c)(3) organization that exists to educate, equip, empower, and mobilize members of the trucking, bus, and energy industries to combat human trafficking. Before working with TAT, Ms. Dawson worked for a child advocacy organization that periodically served youth victims of human trafficking. She also worked in a juvenile treatment center that served males ages 13 to 19 who had committed felonies. Ms. Dawson received her bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Denver in 2011. She received her master’s degree from Salve Regina University in 2014 where she wrote her thesis on the importance of cross-sector collaboration in combating child sexual exploitation. She lives with her husband and daughter in the Denver, Colorado Metro Area
Miiko Anderson
Senior Deputy District Attorney
Fresno County (CA) District Attorney's Office
Ms. Anderson is a certified Criminal Specialist and Senior Deputy District Attorney at the Fresno County (CA) District Attorney’s Office. As a specialty unit prosecutor, she prosecutes gang, domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking cases. She has taken complex cases to jury trial and gained convictions and lengthy sentences on some of Fresno County’s most violent offenders.
Ms. Anderson is also an adjunct law professor, President of the Black Lawyers Association of Central California, and serves on the Board of Directors for Breaking the Chains. This non-profit organization provides resources to survivors of human trafficking. She has received multiple awards for her tireless efforts to prosecute some of the most challenging cases in Fresno County.
In April 2023, Ms. Anderson was awarded the Suzanne McDaniel Memorial Award for Public Awareness as part of the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus. She received this prestigious congressional award for her work with Crime Victims and Survivors.Carolyn Meissner
Project Coordinator
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Carolyn Meissner joined the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 2021. She currently serves as a Project Coordinator for multiple anti-human trafficking projects, including Building Agency Capacity: A Toolkit for Human Trafficking Investigations and the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program for Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Forces. She was previously on the Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities team where she worked to enhance law enforcement response to individuals with mental health crises and to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia or developmental disabilities who may wander due to their condition.
Prior to joining the IACP, Ms. Meissner interned at the Arlington County (VA) Police Department in the Homicide/Robbery Unit and the Madison (WI) Police Department in the Burglary Crime Unit. She also was a Research Assistant in the Child Emotion Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Weisman Center where she worked on research related to children who have been abused and their response to emotional stimuli.
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This project seeks to establish or enhance victim services programs in criminal justice agencies in order to couple law enforcement-based services with community-based program partnerships to serve the broader needs and rights of all crime victims.
Target Audience: Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services Personnel, Victim Services Supervisors, and Sworn Leadership
Overall Objective: This project seeks to establish or enhance victim services programs in criminal justice agencies in order to couple law enforcement-based services with community-based program partnerships to serve the broader needs and rights of all crime victims.
Project Funding Provided by: The Office for Victims of Crime
Includes: A series of webinars discussing foundational elements of law enforcement-based victim services program development. Sample topics include but are not limited to: victims’ rights, program development, documentation standards, developing partnerships, and program sustainability.
Please direct any specific questions or comments to LEVproject@theiacp.org
For more information on Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services click here.
Emily Burton
Project Manager
IACP
Heather Dooley
Project Manager
IACP
McKallen Leonard
Project Manager
IACP
Morgana Yellen
Project Coordinator
IACP
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What Law Enforcement Need to Know About Developmental Disabilities: Tips from an Officer and His Son
During this webinar, participants hear from Officer Scott Bailey from Aspinwall (PA) Police Department and his son, Trevor. Speaking from his experience as a law enforcement officer and a parent of two boys with autism, Officer Bailey presents on what officers in the field need to know about interacting with individuals with developmental disabilities. He is joined by his son, Trevor, who takes questions about his experiences interacting with officers.
As first responders, police officers encounter individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) regularly. Promising practices on interacting with individuals with DD can enhance the safety and effectiveness of these encounters.
During this webinar hosted by IACP’s Home Safe Project, participants hear from Officer Scott Bailey from Aspinwall (PA) Police Department and his son, Trevor. Speaking from his experience as a law enforcement officer and a parent of two boys with autism, Officer Bailey presents on what officers in the field need to know about interacting with individuals with developmental disabilities. He is joined by his son, Trevor, who answers questions about his experiences interacting with officers and what communication is effective for him.
After this webinar, participants will better be able to:- Recognize the general signs of DD;
- Explain tips and strategies for successful interactions with individuals with DD; and
- Describe wandering and its impact on families, law enforcement, and the community.
Speakers:- Officer Scott Bailey: School Resource Officer at Kerr Elementary School, Aspinwall Police Department, Parent of Two Sons with Autism
- Trevor Bailey: Lived Experience Expert, son of Scott Bailey, an Individual with Autism
- Dana Bonnell: Project Manager, International Association of Chiefs of Police (Moderator)
For more information, please see the Home Safe project webpage.
This webinar is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2019-NT-BX-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.Scott Bailey
School Resource Officer
Aspinwall Police Department
Officer Scott Bailey has been involved in public safety for more than 35 years. He is currently a law enforcement officer with the Aspinall Police Department and a school resource officer at Kerr Elementary School. He also serves on the District Attorney’s task force for the Allegheny County’s Special Response Team (SRT) for Project Lifesaver; for which he is also an instructor. Officer Bailey has instructed classes at the Allegheny County Police Academy, the Pittsburgh Police Academy, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Police Academy. Additionally, he was a lead speaker for Montgomery County’s continuing legal education (CLE) seminar for district attorneys, public defenders, parole officers, and public first responders. He has been invited to speak to several institutes of higher education and the Allegheny County League of Municipalities at the Seven Spring Convention.
In November 2012, he spearheaded Allegheny County’s first Autism Symposium for first responders. He has partnered with Allegheny County District Attorney, Stephen A. Zappala, to produce a roll call video on autism awareness for law enforcement. Officer Bailey has collaborated with several Pennsylvania State Representatives to develop laws that help those with autism spectrum disorder. He, along with his oldest son, Trevor, who is autistic, have educated several police agencies and school districts on the importance of autism education.Trevor Bailey
Lived Experience Expert
Son of Scott Bailey
Hello, my name is Trevor Bailey. I am 25 years old, and I have Autism. I currently work at Chick-fil-A doing various jobs. I love NASCAR, hockey and being with my family. I also enjoy helping my dad educate others on Autism.
Dana Bonnell
Project Manager
IACP
Dana Bonnell is a Project Manager for the Programs Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). At the IACP she has worked on projects related to enhancing police response to mental health and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and gender-based voice and.
Prior to joining the IACP, Dana served as an Investigative and Social Work Intern for the Washington DC Public Defender Service Mental Health Division. Prior to that, Dana worked as an Assertive Community Treatment team manager for Pathways to Housing DC. There Dana coordinated a clinical team providing intensive and holistic community care for individuals with severe mental illness and a history of chronic homelessness.
Dana has completed her Master’s Degree in Justice and Public Policy from American University and previously earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven in West Haven, CT.
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Human trafficking affects the most vulnerable in our communities. Meaningful engagement with marginalized and at-risk communities and those that serve those communities can build trust and sustainable relationships that in turn can improve responses to sex and labor trafficking. When effective and sustained community engagement is prioritized, more victims can be identified and provided with individualized services and more traffickers can be held accountable.
Human trafficking affects the most vulnerable in our communities. Meaningful engagement with marginalized and at-risk communities and those that serve those communities can build trust and sustainable relationships that in turn can improve responses to sex and labor trafficking. When effective and sustained community engagement is prioritized, more victims can be identified and provided with individualized services and more traffickers can be held accountable.
This moderated panel focuses on how to incorporate community engagement into a multidisciplinary human trafficking response. Practical and long-term strategies, as well as how to overcome common challenges and build on success, are discussed. Panelists include law enforcement command staff dedicated to community engagement, a human trafficking survivor with professional experience working with trafficking victims and marginalized communities, and as well as a law enforcement officer and prosecutor who have proactively engaged with their communities.
This webinar will help participants to:
Integrate community engagement as a key strategy to identify victims of sex and labor trafficking;
Create proactive and strategic plans to engage with at-risk and marginalized communities; and
Collaborate to demonstrate a holistic approach to human trafficking, focused on building relationships and providing victims with meaningful and accessible services.
Presented by:
J.R. Ujifusa, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County, Oregon, and Special Assistant United States Attorney, District of Oregon
Joy Friedman, Consultant and Survivor Leader, the Missing Peace
Officer Natasha Haunsperger, Portland Police Department, Office of Community Engagement, Chief’s Office
Moderated by:
Jane Anderson, Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
Sabrina Fernandez, Program Manager, IACP
This webinar was produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police under Cooperative Agreement #2020-VT-BX-K002, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.Jane Anderson, JD
Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
Jane Anderson brings her expertise in prosecuting domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking to her role as an Attorney Advisor with AEquitas. Prior to joining AEquitas, Jane served as a prosecutor in Miami, Florida where she tried many of the state's first human trafficking cases. In her role as a founding member of the Human Trafficking Unit, Jane developed policies to better identify and provide necessary services to trafficking victims, while ensuring offender accountability through the use of digital evidence and creative charging decisions. Jane also served as a supervisor in the Domestic Violence Unit, where she trained new attorneys and oversaw the prosecution of domestic violence, stalking, and violations of protection orders. Throughout her career, Jane prosecuted felony-level crimes of all types, including homicide, kidnapping, and sexual assault. Currently, Jane’s responsibilities include serving as a member of the IACP technical assistance team and as ICF’s “field coach” for human trafficking prosecutors around the U.S. Jane graduated cum laude from American University, Washington College of Law and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Sabrina Fernandez
Program Manager, IACP
Sabrina Fernandez is the Program Manager for domestic human trafficking initiatives at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Her current portfolio includes the Enhancing Law Enforcement Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Operations Training and Technical Assistance Program and the National Anti-Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program (both funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice). Prior to the last four years supporting the IACP’s human trafficking projects, Ms. Fernandez spent six years at the IACP on juvenile justice and child protection initiatives where she addressed policy and operational challenges facing law enforcement and developing tools and resources to assist law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting criminal activity, preventing and responding to victimization, and increasing community safety. Her project portfolio at the IACP has included training and technical assistance in juvenile interview and interrogation, school safety, law enforcement responses to adolescent girls, cyberbullying, adolescent brain development, school/justice collaborations, children of arrested parents, children exposed to violence, and child sex trafficking, as well as providing staff support to IACP’s Diversity Coordinating Panel, Railroad Police Section, and Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee. She previously worked at the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center, coordinating a cybercrime investigation academy and a national training and technical assistance program providing resources to law enforcement on topics such as gang investigation, crime analysis, crime-scene investigation, and crime prevention. She has 13 years of experience supporting law enforcement and over 20 years of experience working in public service through state and municipal government and non-profit community agencies.
Joy Friedman
Survivor, Consultant
The Missing Peace
Joy Friedman is a survivor of sexual exploitation and an invaluable resource for women and girls within the anti-sex trafficking movement. Her exploitation began as a teenager and ended after being in the Life for 22 years. Joy successfully completed a program for sexually exploited women, and after two years of sobriety was hired at Breaking Free, a Minnesota organization that empowers survivors through housing and service provision, programming, and advocacy. At Breaking Free, Joy co-coordinated and conducted training at one of the first Offender Prostitution Programs in the country. Joy has also conducted street outreach to vulnerable and sexually exploited women and has trained other professionals in conducting outreach and providing trauma-informed responses. She has trained and provided expert consultations to a wide variety of law enforcement agencies investigating sex trafficking cases and other stakeholders on the dynamics of sexual exploitation. Committed to empowering survivors in any way she can, Joy started her own consulting business, through which she continues training and advising anti-sex trafficking stakeholders throughout the country.
Natasha Haunsperger
Community Engagement Lead and Police Officer
Portland Police Bureau
Natasha Haunsperger has been a Portland Police Officer for sixteen years and in her current position as a Community Engagement Lead, she has been working on addressing complex criminal justice-related issues with immigrant and refugee communities in the Portland Metro area. Officer Haunsperger is currently working on developing holistic and innovative platforms for onboarding immigrants, refugees, communities of color, and other vulnerable and historically marginalized communities in the process of justice reforms. Officer Haunsperger also co-produced a documentary film on foreign-born labor trafficking, "Reclaiming Their Lives," and is actively working on raising public awareness about trafficking trends in the Pacific Northwest. Officer Haunsperger is committed to developing a training curriculum for first responders and community-based stakeholders, focusing on early detection and identification of labor trafficking activities and victims’ identification and rescue. In addition, she engages as an advocate with groups focused on issues of gender, socio-economic justice, and civil and human rights for justice-impacted women, with a particular focus on uplifting the voices of women in the areas of domestic and international security, conflict resolution, and peace-building processes.
JR Ujifusa
Senior Deputy District Attorney
Multnomah County; SAUSA, District of Oregon
JR Ujifusa has been working on human trafficking crimes and issues for the last 12 years and is also a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the district of Oregon focusing on federal human trafficking crimes. He is the Senior deputy and supervisor of the Multnomah County District Attorney's Drug and Property unit and Human Trafficking Team which oversees the Prostitution Coordination Team, the Sex Buyers Accountability and Diversion Program, First Offender Program, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Law Enforcement group, National Sex Trafficking Law Enforcement List Serve, and is the primary prosecutor for all felony prostitution and human trafficking cases within Multnomah County. JR has trained, presented and has been a guest speaker at numerous national and regional human trafficking conferences and trainings. He is a member of the Multnomah County and State of Oregon Human Trafficking Task Forces as well as the U. S. Attorney’s Oregon Foreign Born Task Force. JR serves as the chair of the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States. He co-chairs the Association of Prosecuting Attorney’s Human Trafficking Advisory Committee and the Oregon DOJ Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee. He has been a Deputy District Attorney since 2005 and has also prosecuted drug crimes, felony property crimes, violent crimes, sexual assaults, domestic violence related crimes, gang related crimes and homicides.
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Writing it Right: Documenting Human Trafficking focuses on establishing the elements of human trafficking while protecting victim privacy and ensuring that reports and press releases accurately describe the dynamics of human trafficking. This online training will demonstrate how to better articulate the realities of human trafficking when communicating with the media and the public, as well as how to ethically protect victim and witness safety in the public record.
One specific responsibility of law enforcement and prosecutors working on human trafficking cases is to write various reports, affidavits, and briefs that effectively document incidents of sex and labor trafficking. It is crucial for these documents to accurately reflect complex trafficking dynamics and case-specific facts to establish probable cause and effectively litigate issues at trial. When law enforcement and prosecutors collaborate with others, including those with lived experience, they are better equipped to successfully articulate how traffickers use a variety of overt and subtle tactics to exploit victims—thus establishing the element(s) of force, fraud, and/or coercion necessary for cases involving victims.
This presentation focuses on the core competencies needed by law enforcement and prosecutors to establish the elements of human trafficking. Additionally, facilitators discuss the necessity of protecting victim privacy and ensuring that public records and press releases accurately describe trafficking dynamics. In combination with other messaging done by the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM)Task Forces to Combat Human Trafficking, this documentation can help educate the public—and potential jurors—about the realities of trafficking. This webinar is open to law enforcement, prosecutors, victim service providers, and allied professionals.
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be better able to:
Effectively document human traffickers’ actions to establish the elements of force, fraud, or coercion;
Articulate the realities of human trafficking when communicating with the media and the public; and
Ethically protect victim and witness safety in the public record.
Presented by:
Jane Anderson, Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
Joseph Scaramucci, Detective, McLennan County Sheriff’s Office
Amada Bond, Former Project Coordinator, IACP (Moderator)
This webinar was produced by the International Association of Chiefs of Police under Cooperative Agreement #2020-VT-BX-K002, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.Jane Anderson, JD
Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
Jane Anderson brings her expertise in prosecuting domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking to her role as an Attorney Advisor with AEquitas. Prior to joining AEquitas, Jane served as a prosecutor in Miami, Florida where she tried many of the state's first human trafficking cases. In her role as a founding member of the Human Trafficking Unit, Jane developed policies to better identify and provide necessary services to trafficking victims, while ensuring offender accountability through the use of digital evidence and creative charging decisions. Jane also served as a supervisor in the Domestic Violence Unit, where she trained new attorneys and oversaw the prosecution of domestic violence, stalking, and violations of protection orders. Throughout her career, Jane prosecuted felony-level crimes of all types, including homicide, kidnapping, and sexual assault. Currently, Jane’s responsibilities include serving as a member of the IACP technical assistance team and as ICF’s “field coach” for human trafficking prosecutors around the U.S. Jane graduated cum laude from American University, Washington College of Law and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Amada Bond
Project Coordinator (former)
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Amada Bond is a former Project Coordinator in the Programs division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), where she currently works on the OVC Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Human Trafficking Task Force Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program to support the needs of the local ECM task forces. Prior to joining the IACP, Amada served as a Program Manager at CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of DC, where she designed her own program, EMPOWER. The EMPOWER program provided specialized advocacy for youth survivors of human trafficking and sex crimes cases in the DC Superior Court. Amada was a part of the District of Columbia’s Human Trafficking Task Force with the U.S. Department of Justice as a representative of CASA DC, as well as a member of the HOPE Court Planning Committee. HOPE Court is a specialized court within the DC Superior Court for youth survivors of human trafficking. Prior to working for CASA DC, Amada served as a Senior Peer Case Supervisor at CASA of Southern Maryland. Amada has more than 7 years of experience working with youth in the court system and otherwise, including various positions at a children’s advocacy center, a juvenile court and probation, a juvenile detention center, a residential facility, and an inpatient hospital. Amada holds a BA in Juvenile Law and Deviance from Gettysburg College, a MSL degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a MS degree in Justice and Public Policy from American University.
Joe Scaramucci
Detective, Human Trafficking at McLennan County, Texas, Sheriff's Office
Detective Scaramucci began his career in law enforcement in 2004, and was promoted to Detective in 2008 with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, investigating Crimes Against Persons. Since initiating investigations in Human Trafficking in 2014, Detective Scaramucci has participated in demand suppression events, arresting over 450 sex buyers with his partner in a period of 8 months. In the last 3 years, he has conducted sting operations resulting in the arrest of approximately 125 individuals for Human Trafficking and related offenses, which lead to the recovery of approximately 215 trafficking victims and seizure of more than $300,000 in currency and assets.
Detective Scaramucci has worked both State and Federal investigation as a Task Force Officer with H.S.I., which has led to arrests and investigations throughout the U.S., Canada, China, New Zealand, and Guatemala. He has also led and trained numerous agencies throughout the U.S. on how to conduct these operations, along with operations targeting Illicit Massage Parlors. Detective Scaramucci is certified in Courts of Law as a Subject Matter Expert in Human Trafficking. He is further employed as a consultant for the Polaris Project, and Collective Liberty, training more than 121 agencies throughout 19 states, along with providing technical support for their Human Trafficking Operations and Investigations.
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The 2023 Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium is for public safety professionals to learn from experts in the field about resources and best practices when developing comprehensive officer safety and wellness strategies. Virtual registration for the 2023 OSW Symposium will give you access to three live-streamed general sessions (March 3-5, 2023) and dozens of pre-recorded workshops only available through IACPlearn. All workshops listed in the educational program will be available virtually, unless indicated otherwise, and will be accessible on-demand to view at your leisure. Virtual attendees will learn about building resilience, financial wellness, injury prevention, peer support programs, physical fitness, proper nutrition, sleep deprivation, stress, mindfulness, suicide prevention, and more.
The 2023 Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium is for public safety professionals to learn from experts in the field about resources and best practices when developing comprehensive officer safety and wellness strategies. Virtual registration for the 2023 OSW Symposium will give you access to three live-streamed general sessions (March 3-5, 2023) and dozens of pre-recorded workshops only available through IACPlearn. All workshops listed in the educational program will be available virtually, unless indicated otherwise, and will be accessible on-demand to view at your leisure. Virtual attendees will learn about building resilience, financial wellness, injury prevention, peer support programs, physical fitness, proper nutrition, sleep deprivation, stress, mindfulness, suicide prevention, and more.
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This event includes an informational session on the history and requirements of the One Mind Campaign and how IACP can help agencies complete the pledge through the One Mind Training and Technical Assistance Initiative and a Q&A session.
This event includes an informational session on the history and requirements of the One Mind Campaign and how IACP can help agencies complete the pledge through the One Mind Training and Technical Assistance Initiative and a Q&A session.
The One Mind Campaign seeks to ensure successful interactions between law enforcement and individuals with mental health conditions. The campaign focuses on uniting local communities, public safety organizations, and mental health organizations so that the three become “of one mind”. To join the campaign, law enforcement agencies must pledge to implement four promising practices over a 12–36-month time frame:
These practices include:- Establish a clearly defined and sustainable partnership with one or more community health organizations
- Develop and implement a model policy addressing law enforcement response to individuals with mental health conditions
- Train and certify 100 percent of sworn officers (and selected non-sworn staff, such as dispatchers) in mental health by:
- Providing Crisis Response Training (CIT), Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT), or equivalent crisis response training to a minimum of 20 percent of sworn officers (and selected non-sworn staff); and
- Providing Mental Health First Aid training (or equivalent) to the remaining 80 percent of officers (and selected non-sworn staff).
Over 630 agencies around the world have already taken the One Mind Pledge!
This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2019-NT-BX-K002 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.Dana Bonnell
Project Manager
IACP
Dana Bonnell is a Project Manager for the Programs Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). At the IACP she has worked on projects related to enhancing police response to mental health and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and gender-based voice and.
Prior to joining the IACP, Dana served as an Investigative and Social Work Intern for the Washington DC Public Defender Service Mental Health Division. Prior to that, Dana worked as an Assertive Community Treatment team manager for Pathways to Housing DC. There Dana coordinated a clinical team providing intensive and holistic community care for individuals with severe mental illness and a history of chronic homelessness.
Dana has completed her Master’s Degree in Justice and Public Policy from American University and previously earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven in West Haven, CT.
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The IACP is proud to serve as the training and technical assistance provider for the Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services and Technical Assistance Program (LEV Program). Sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime, this project seeks to establish or enhance victim services programs in criminal justice agencies in order to couple law enforcement-based services with community-based program partnerships to serve the broader needs and rights of all crime victims.
Target Audience: Law enforcement leaders, law enforcement-based victim services supervisors, law enforcement-based victim services personnel
Project Funing Provided By: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Includes: A 3-part video series intended to help agency leaders, personnel, partners, and stakeholders learn more about the purpose and benefits of incorporating law enforcement-based victim services into overall agency victim response.
Please direct any specific questions or comments to LEVproject@theiacp.org
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