2023 NC BLET State Exam - INVESTIGATION UNIT SG Questions and Answers

It is estimated that as many as ________________ men, women, and children around the world are victims of what is now often described with the umbrella term, "human trafficking." - Answer- 27 million How much is the amount of profit generated each year by human trafficking? - Answer- BILLIONS What is, commonly referred to "modern slavery", a global phenomenon that involves obtaining or maintaining the labor or services of another through the use of force, fraud, or coercion in violation of an individual's human rights? - Answer- Human Trafficking What are the three ways through which human trafficking is carried out? - Answer- Through (1) FRAUD, (2) FORCE, (3) COERCION True or False? Any person over the age of eighteen who performs a commercial sex act is considered a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion were present. - Answer- False, UNDER the age of 18 What act strengthened federal laws that prohibit human trafficking, created immigration relief for victims, and authorized benefits for those who qualify? - Answer- The Trafficking Victims Protection Act What is the NC Definition of Human Trafficking? - Answer- In reckless disregard of the consequences of the action, knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means another person with the intent that the other person be held in involuntary servitude or sexual servitude OR willfully or in reckless disregard of the consequences of the action causes a minor to be held in involuntary servitude or sexual servitude An action that is not voluntary; one cannot consent to this - Answer- Trafficking An action that is voluntary; an individual typically contracts to be transported in this manner - Answer- Smuggling An individual need not be beaten or restrained physically to be a ____________. - Answer- Victim Examples of ways in which traffickers may coerce or control victims include...... - Answer- Confiscate passports, visas, or other identification documents, threaten victims with arrest or deportation, threaten to harm or kill family, move victims from location to location to location effectively disorienting them and rendering them unable to locate assistance, etc. Victims may be reluctant to escape for the following reasons: - Answer- Fear of LEO, choose to remain in situation for fear of potential retribution against their family, may not see themselves as victims b/c they do not know their rights Examples of labor or services in which traffickers exploit humans: - Answer- (Sexual Exploitation) Brothels, massage parlors, porn production, street prostitution, exoctic dancing, etc. (Labor Exploitation)Agriculture/farm work, cleaning services, construction, domestic servitude, factory/manufacturing, restaurant work, etc. What is servile marriage? - Answer- Human trafficking operations in which traffickers pose as marriage brokerage services and the "bride" is held in a condition of servitude through use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of sexual exploitation Proactive Approach to Human Trafficking is? - Answer- Identifying possible situations or businesses you suspect of human trafficking, investigating the situation or business covertly AND notifying appropriate authorities immediately upon finding evidence of such operations, etc. Reactive Approach to Human Trafficking is? - Answer- Uncovering trafficking while addressing other crimes or calls for assistance, may arrest for underlying crimes and uncover human trafficking evidence in the process, etc.