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Let's put your new knowledge to the test. Listen 
closely to the scenario and try to pick up on the

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potential indicators of human trafficking. Officers 
Williams and Fisher are conducting their usual

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midnight campus patrol. On a weekend, the campus 
is usually extremely quiet at this time. They

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may see a few students coming and going from the 
library. While parking at an observation point near

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the dorms, they see two female students quickly 
get out of a car being driven by an older woman.

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As the car drives away, one of the girls 
starts crying as the other consoles her.

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Officers Williams and Fisher pull up to the girls 
to find out what is going on. Claire explains that

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Tamara's boyfriend just broke up with her, and 
she's really upset. Officer Williams asks a few

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more questions like where they were coming from 
and who dropped them off. The girls provide a

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series of answers that don't seem to match or make 
sense. Officer Fisher can see that Claire has some

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bruises on her arm, but she says it's from playing 
softball. As the officers ask a few more questions

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to determine if the girls are in danger, Claire 
snaps at them for asking so many questions that

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aren't their business. The officers are realizing 
there might be more than meets the eye here.

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Rather than leaving this as a contact in the 
dispatch system, they decide to write a report for

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the behavioral intervention team on campus so that 
a follow-up can be conducted with the two students.

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Did you pick up on some of those indicators? 
Let's recap what the officers observed that

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may indicate a trafficking situation: The students 
appear distressed; one of the students has bruises

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on her arms. Did you notice any behavior that 
indicates the girls might be experiencing trauma?

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Let's recap: The students' answers to the officers' 
questions are not matching up or making sense;

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they became agitated with the officers for 
asking so many questions. As a first step, defer

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to your department's protocol for reporting human 
trafficking crimes and engaging support resources.

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Also consider contacting your state 
or local human trafficking task force

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for support. You can also contact the National 
Human Trafficking Hotline and Homeland Security

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Investigations Tip Line to report suspected human 
trafficking or connect with local victim support

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and law enforcement resources. For 
more information about recognizing

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and responding to human trafficking 
situations, and to access a printable

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guide for campus law enforcement and public 
safety officials, visit dhs.gov/bluecampaign