Prosecution and evidence
With the development of improved services to support
victims, it should be an aim to have more victims being willing to act
as witnesses in prosecutions against traffickers and exploiters. In
this the NGOs are likely to prove of primary importance due to the
facts that given the endemic lack of trust in law enforcement officers
that is exhibited by trafficked victims, it is the NGO personnel that
are able to build trusting relationships with them.
However, in many cases law enforcement cannot expect
trafficking victims either to approach the police for protection or to
be able to give evidence. Investigations therefore need to be
intelligence led and proactive policing methods are likely to be
appropriate.
All parties to this process including police, legal
advisors, the judiciary and prosecutors will need specialist training
in this area.
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