Human Trafficking has continued to grow in the recent years affecting millions of men, women, and children. Elite Edge has developed an awareness program that would assist law enforcement, non-government organizations, private companies, and individuals in identifying and assisting victims. This course also discusses the latest trends in human trafficking to assist in recognition and response to cases. Some of the topics discussed are:

• Use of force, fraud, or coercion; sex, forced labor, debt bondage
• Profitable transnational organized crime; $150 billion annually
• Victims: men, women, children; all backgrounds, everywhere
• Threat: public and personal safety, national security, economic prosperity
• Estimated over 24 million victims worldwide
• Houston #1 city; geography, access, egress, money
• Warning signs and indicators
• Who’s at risk
• What to say to victim
• Prevention
• What to do/who to call