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Truckers Against Trafficking:
Prevention and Intervention: Combating Human Trafficking Through the Trucking Industry
July 15, 2015
Kylla Lanier
Truckers Against Trafficking
The exploitation of human beings through force, fraud or coercion, for the purposes of commercial sex or forced labor, wherein a third party is making a profit.
Human Trafficking is:
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What is Human Trafficking?
Sex trafficking
is forced prostitution.
Any minor engaged in
commercial sex is a
victim of sex trafficking.
Any adult who is selling sex under someone
else’s control (i.e., a pimp), is a victim of sex trafficking, no matter their age.
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Sex Trafficking Defined
Professional truck drivers:◦ Are the eyes and ears out on the road◦ Are trained to be vigilant/observant◦ Intersect with victims
truck stops/parking lots rest areas city streets bus terminals gas stations places of business hotels/motels
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TAT's Mission:
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT)seeks to educate, equip, empowerand mobilizemembers of thetrucking industry to combat human trafficking as part of their regular jobs.
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TAT's Mission:
• Saturate the industry with TAT materials.
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TAT's Goals
Phase II DVD
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• Partner with law enforcement to facilitate the investigation of human trafficking.
»Calls and Tips
»Scouting/Intel
»Building Coalitions
»Iowa DOT Model
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TAT’s Goals
• Marshal the resources of the trucking industry to combat this crime.
TAT’s Goals
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Training Video
TAT training video- 3min version
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Making An Impact
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Making An Impact
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Making An Impact
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Interdiction Case Studies
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Interdiction Case Studies
Interviews with CVI Chad Olschlager, Trooper Bachus MNSP, Deputy Gabe Tweeten Clay County
Sheriff’s Dept.Passenger was abnormally quietRan paperwork and found suspicious thingsDid not want to be separated from passengerAnswered questions for victim/manipulativeEmotional when separated by troopersVictim-centered approachAdvice: Pay attention to the details
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Interdiction Case Studies
Train MVE or other LE with TAT materials
Stock weigh stations and rest stops with TAT materials
Visit truck stops and trucking companies with TAT materials urging them to train employees and distribute
Ensure every CDL issued (and renewed) is accompanied with a TAT wallet card.
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Adopt the Iowa MVE Model
Use influence to spread the word about TAT to trucking (and other) agencies (DIAP, CVSA, motor coach industry, driver services staff)
Incorporate TAT training DVD and wallet cards into programs that your department builds (law enforcement, service clubs, motor carrier industry)
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Adopt the Iowa MVE Model
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Call to Action
Train industry.
Adopt model.
Partner together.
1-888-3737-888
• Truckers Against Trafficking
[email protected] or 918-695-2153
Kylla Lanier, TAT Deputy Director
• National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC)
1-888-3737-888truckersagainsttrafficking.org
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