Manual for Training Police on Anti Human Trafficking

<strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Training</strong> <strong>Police</strong> on Anti Human Trafficking 36
Due to the clandestine nature of HT, organized crimes such as human trafficking involve
multiple abusers/ offenders and there<strong>for</strong>e intelligence collections on one can lead to
another.
Cross checking/ verification of in<strong>for</strong>mation should be done be<strong>for</strong>e operation.
While using survivors as sources, in<strong>for</strong>med consent must be taken.
Share that decoy operations can also be organized. However care should be taken that it
can lead to a rescue operation and there<strong>for</strong>e the preparations should be done accordingly.
Ensure that confidentiality of the source is maintained at all costs.
At this stage share with your participants the importance of planning be<strong>for</strong>e the rescue. You may want
to do the following group activity to build clarity on the rescue process. Ensure that the interaction is
empowering <strong>for</strong> your participants which infuses them with confidence. Take care that the planning <strong>for</strong>
rescue is not seen as too daunting a task to be accomplished:
EXERCISE
Planning <strong>for</strong> Rescue
Estimated time : 30 mins
Material required : Flip charts and marker pens
Methodology : Group work
Expected outcome : Participants understand the importance of planning a rescue and identify
different constitutive elements
1)
Activity
Divide your participants into smaller groups.
2) Hand out a brief note listing out different areas that need to be looked into e.g.
a) source of in<strong>for</strong>mation
b) legal and administrative sanctions required and from whom
c) Logistics of the operation in terms of who, what, when, where, how many etc.
d) Possible challenges and threats
e) An alternate contingency plan (e.g. if the rescue takes place late at night and there is no
shelter home available, where should the survivors be taken?)
f) Maintaining confidentiality
3) Ask each group to brainstorm on all possible issues related to the above and list them down.
4) Ask each group to make presentation through their repertoire.
5) Sum up highlighting the important issues. 27
6) Also stress that rescue should NEVER wait nor be delayed on any account, even <strong>for</strong> filing of FIR. As
FIR is not a pre-requisite <strong>for</strong> rescue, whenever police receives in<strong>for</strong>mation regarding victims/
activities relating to CSE and/ or trafficking, rescue should be carried out IMMEDIATELY. Two
sections of ITPA, s. 15 and s. 16 authorize rescue of victims/ search of premises where CSE is
perpetrated.
Note to the facilitator
It often happens that when individuals are used to working or not working in a certain manner,
any change from that may seem like a daunting, unrealistic task. As a facilitator, be prepared
that the participants may want to discuss problems they face during their day to day work
responsibilities. Laying stress on meticulous planning <strong>for</strong> the rescue may be countered with
practical challenges and problems that the participants enumerate. Be clear and emphatic in
communicating the benefits of a planned rescue vis-à-vis an unplanned one. Planning <strong>for</strong> a
rescue should be empowering <strong>for</strong> the participants.