307. Former Undercover Detective Fights Back Against Sex Trafficking In America. Heidi Chance

From the documentary Sex Trafficking in America Heidi Chance has made it her mission to fight human trafficking, educate the community, and spread awareness!  What are the tactics sex buyers use towards victims of sex trafficking?  How has the evolution of law enforcement changed?  How many victims are there?  How can parents protect their kids?

Today we are talking about the frustrations investigators face in prosecuting sex buyers and what can be done!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.

Detective Heidi Chance recently retired after serving 25 years with Phoenix Police Department. She spent 13 years of her career working as an undercover detective in the H.E.A.T (Human Exploitation and Trafficking) Unit.  In this unit she conducted investigations targeting sex buyers and traffickers. She has also trained many officers in undercover schools and has presented on Sex Trafficking cases she’s worked across the United States sharing her experience.

Detective Chance, now retired, has been consulting law-enforcement agencies and training officers in undercover operations targeting sex buyers and traffickers, as well as other undercover operations. She has also created a course for general sex trafficking awareness for the public. The course "The Power of Awareness" is available on the website ahanceforawareness.com.  Detective Chance amongst others is featured in the Frontline, PBS documentary “Sex Trafficking in America.“

 

Here is the course description for the Power of Awareness course which can be accessed at the website achanceforawareness.com.

 

Power of Awareness Course

Module 1 Defining the problem

This module will discuss the definition of Human Trafficking and its differences from Human Smuggling.    Current statistics are shared about the growing problem specifically of sex trafficking.

 

Module 2 Evolution of the problem and law enforcement response

In the module, Detective Chance will discuss the change in perspective law enforcement went through as they responded to the sex trafficking problem.

 

Module 3 A discussion about victims

Victims' vulnerabilities will be discussed in this module.  How traffickers use coercion & control to manipulate victims.  The role of the internet and its contribution to the sex trafficking problem. A discussion about minors involved is sex trafficking is included.

 

Module 4 Sex Buyers

This module will cover sex buyers and their contribution to the demand for the sex trafficking problem. Some of the consequences buyers face will also be discussed.

 

Module 5 Traffickers

This module will discuss the grooming and recruitment tactics traffickers use to find and keep victims and the dynamics of a traffickers business.

 

Module 6 Recognizing possible trafficking and how to report

This module will go over the potential indicators of sex trafficking and how to report suspected sex trafficking.

 

Final Module 

The conclusion of the course will include information about what YOU can do to help with the fight against sex trafficking. 

 

Link to documentary https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sex-Trafficking-in-America.jpeg?mibextid=uc01c0

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