Manual for Training Police on Anti Human Trafficking

PREFACE
This <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> training police on Anti Human Trafficking (AHT) is a part of the
series of tools brought out by UNODC ROSA, in its anti human trafficking project
(IND/S16), which is being run in partnership with the Government of India (Ministry
of Home Affairs) and state government agencies as well as civil society partners
and is fully funded by the US government. This <strong>Manual</strong> focusing on the needs of
the police trainers has been supported by the UNODC, and prepared by the Gender
<strong>Training</strong> Institute (GTI) of the Centre <strong>for</strong> Social Research (CSR), New Delhi.
Recognizing the tremendous challenges in policing especially on human trafficking,
this <strong>Manual</strong> owes its existence to the understanding of the ground realities and
an ef<strong>for</strong>t to address them in the best possible way. Finding its primary relevance
in facilitating a change in perspective and attitude towards issues of human
trafficking, this <strong>Manual</strong> endeavors to provide useful tips to the police trainer who
can in turn enable the police personnel to better appreciate the nuances of the
unique interface found in police-victim/survivor interactions. As such, this <strong>Manual</strong>
is not intended to in<strong>for</strong>m about standard procedures. Facilitators/participants
seeking such guidance are advised to refer to the other tools brought out by
UNODC. Especially the SOP on Investigation and the Legal Framework on Anti
Human Trafficking underscores the importance of approaching human trafficking
from a multi-disciplinary human rights perspective, with emphasis on issues of
child rights as well as victim and gender sensitivity.
A word about terminology: while the commonly used word <strong>for</strong> a rescued person is
‘victim’, this AHT <strong>Manual</strong> encourages the use of word ‘survivor’ when referring to
them, as it recognizes the hardship and trauma these persons have survived,
instead of viewing them with pity and even inducing revictimization. Similarly,
the word ‘trainer’ is replaced by the word ‘facilitator’ because the capacity building
on AHT is a sharing and learning process that is inclusive of the participant;
along those lines, ‘trainee’ too has there<strong>for</strong>e been replaced by ‘participant’. The
use of the word ‘training’ has been retained due to its prevalence and familiarity
among the prospective users of this guidebook. However, it is advised to use the
word ‘capacity building’ or ‘learning program/workshop’.
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