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Pro-Active Policing

 Informants may provide information which requires immediate response

 Enabling those at higher levels of the criminal organization to evade arrest

Reactive measures may mean that evidence is lacking or not able to be collected there are three
responses which must be applied when the situation of a victim creates the need for a reactive
response:

 Immediate intervention
 To rescue victims

 To prevent the procurement of other victims
 To secure evidence
 Use of information

 To conduct proactive enquiries

 To disrupt trafficking practices
 To develop arrest strategies

Proactive cases:

Proactive cases do not present to law enforcement at all; instead, they result from operations that
are pre-planned, over time, through the use of more advanced investigative methods and criminal

intelligence. All cases should involve close coordination with victim service providers in
anticipation of encountering potential victims. Some examples include—

 Online ads: Law enforcement reviews online ads that potentially involve minor victims and
arranges a meeting. A key operational component includes surveillance to identify the
pimp/trafficker transporting the potential victim. Law enforcement officers detain and

question the potential victim, hoping to gain evidence of trafficking. (This same method
can lead to identifying trafficking victims who are over age 18, as well.)

 Brothel operations: Undercover officers locate brothels and gain evidence in order to
obtain a search warrant. Prior to serving the warrant, victim service provider partners are
informed so they can arrange housing for any victims of trafficking. When serving the

warrant, all individuals found in the brothel are screened for being potential victims of
human trafficking, and brothel operators are charged under human trafficking statutes if
appropriate.

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