Out of the Darkness: Shedding Light on Modern Day Slavery & Human Trafficking

  • 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
  • Central Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Iowa Legal Aid, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy LSC funded
  • Rex Reno Conference Room, United Way Building
Topics:
  • Attorneys/Legal Services

A CLE for attorneys, advocates, law enforcement & students.

Agenda:

1:00 - 1:05   Welcome Statement (Lauren Camp, Iowa Legal Aid)

1:05 - 1:35    An Introduction to Human Trafficking (Lauren Camp, Iowa Legal Aid)

1:35 - 2:20    Trauma Informed Practices for Working with Survivors (Kayla Mehlert, Friends of the Family & Lauren Camp, Iowa Legal Aid

2:20 - 2:30    Questions and Break

2:30 - 3:00    Labor Trafficking in Iowa (Lorraine Gaynor, Iowa Legal Aid)

3:00 - 3:30    Law Enforcement Role in Combatting Human Trafficking (Steffani Simbric, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy)

3:30 - 4:00    Civil Litigation on Behalf of Human Trafficking Victims (Craig Nierman, Phelan Tucker Law LLP)

4:00 - 4:15    Questions and Closing

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THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A SUB-AWARD FROM EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS AS PART OF AN ORIGINAL AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, AWARD NUMBER 2017-MU-MU-K131. THE OPINIONS, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL POSITION OR POLICIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS.