How To Identify Human Trafficking

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GENERAL INDICATORS

• Victim resistant to talk to LEO unless given permission 
• Live on or near work premises 
• Restricted or controlled communication or transportation 
• Frequently moved 
• Large numbers of occupants for living space 
• Lack of private space or personal possessions 
• Limited knowledge of how to get around in a community 

PHYSICAL INDICATORS

• Injuries from beatings or weapons 
• Signs of torture 
• Brands or scarring indicating ownership 
• Signs of malnourishment 

FINANCIAL - LEGAL INDICATORS

• Someone else has possession of legal or travel documents 
• Lack of financial records 
• Existing debt issues 
• One attorney claiming to represent multiple illegal aliens detained at different locations 
• Third party who insists on interpreting 

LABOR CAMP SWEATSHOP INDICATORS

• Security intended to keep victims confined 
• Barbed wire or bars on windows 
• Self-contained camps 
• Bouncers, guards or guard dogs 

BROTHEL INDICATORS

• Large amounts of cash
• Customer logbook or receipt book 
• Sparse rooms 
• Men come and go frequently

COMMERCIAL SEX INVOLVING MINORS INDICATORS

• Minors in unexplained possession of cash or extra cell phones 
• Use of terminology such as "a night job", "do a date", "the life" or "for daddy", especially when a minor is involved 
• Drugs provided by a third party seemingly for free or in exchange for sexual activity
• Suspicious ads online or social media for escorts, stripping parties, other sexual activity
• Use of code words that may indicate prostitution activity
• Girls attempting to recruit other girls to become involved in suspicious activity with a third party male
• Job opportunity involving modeling or the sex industry
• An unreasonable promise of money or fame from a third party