Modern Slavery: Investigating Human Trafficking - Paperback

by Ryan D. Cantrell (Author)

Human trafficking may be one of the least understood crimes in the United States. Often referred to as "slavery without chains," it is a widespread and highly profitable crime, largely hidden from public view out of ignorance or denial of its existence in the United States. After drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms trade as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the fastest-growing. There are thousands of law enforcement officers within the United States that are confronted with the epidemic of human trafficking. While human trafficking is not a new crime, it has recently taken center stage as a criminal enterprise that is extremely profitable with less risk to the traffickers. As criminals invent new ways to profit and exploit people, law enforcement has to learn new techniques and tactics to adapt to changing trends. Topics include: RECOGNIZING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND IDENTIFYING VICTIMS INVESTIGATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIME SCENES, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, AND EXAMINATIONS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING THE VICTIM'S PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS AND IMMEDIATE NEEDS COMMUNICATING WITH VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTERVIEW CHECKLIST LEGAL TOOLS FOR PROSECUTION INTERNET INVESTIGATIONS TYPES OF RECOVERY/ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS

Author Biography

About the Author: Ryan Cantrell is a Sergeant working for a police department in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been in law enforcement for over 15 years, and has worked a variety of special assignments in his career prior to his current assignment as a Homicide Unit Supervisor. As a Vice Detective, he conducted large scale human trafficking investigations and street-level prostitution and child recovery operations as a lead investigator and undercover operator. He is a court certified expert in Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Asian Brothel Investigations in the State of California. Ryan is the founder and coordinator of a regional Vice Enforcement Team that conducts multi-agency investigations and enforcement operations focusing on Human Trafficking Investigations and Victim Rescues. He also lectures at local community colleges and law enforcement organizations on the topics of: Human Trafficking, Brothel Investigations, Vice Investigations, Prescription Drug Diversion and Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement. Ryan is a member of the Western States Vice Investigators Association, International Association of Undercover Officers, California Homicide Investigators Association and the California Narcotics Officers Association. He actively participates in several FBI and United States Attorney's Office sponsored task forces and intelligence sharing working groups that focus on child exploitation and human trafficking. Ryan has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Administration from California State University, Hayward and has had formal training in Child Prostitution Investigations from the Department of Justice and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) from the Department of Justice-Office of Juvenile Justice.