Article archive / November 2021
Originally published: . Volume 12, No. 11. Source pages: 5.
The Louisiana Motor Transport Association announced a Trucking Human Trafficking Awareness Summit on November 16 from 10 AM to 2 PM. The summit will be held at the American Rose Center in Shreveport. According to the announcement by officials, the half-day summit is hosted by the Louisiana Department of Justice, Greenwood Police Department, Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), and Busing on the Lookout (BOTL) to bring together key bus, truck stop and casino industry stakeholders, with local, state and federal law enforcement and government agencies to work together to close loopholes to traffickers. The training will feature a Human Trafficking 101 presentation, information on training resources for bus, casino and truck stop companies, a presentation by a survivor-leader/field trainer and a law enforcement panel. The law enforcement panel will delve deeper into trends officers are seeing locally, share case studies, discuss victim-centered approaches and offer recommendations for industry partners wanting to get involved.
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