JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster announced Tuesday that the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) will be offering tuition-free human trafficking training for prosecutors and law enforcement.
The first training will be a two-day class held July 27028 at the University of Missouri School of Law. Applications are pending for both POST-certification and Missouri Bar CLE credit.
The first day will include an overview of human trafficking, an introduction to the legal framework regarding trafficking in persons, partnership models, victim issues, investigatory and interviewing techniques, and prosecutorial theories and practices. The second day will include a discussion on prosecutorial theories and practices, an ethics discussion based on a human trafficking case study, and a workshop on developing a human trafficking prosecution. The training will be presented by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute.
“Human trafficking is occurring in Missouri and across the country,” Koster said. “My office is providing this training to help Missouri’s prosecutors and law enforcement to recognize trafficking, bring traffickers to justice, and assist the victims.”
Registration is available through the Attorney General’s website at http://ago.mo.gov/home/human-trafficking-training.
Rachael Herndon was the editor at The Missouri Times and also produced This Week in Missouri Politics, published Missouri Times Magazine, and co-hosted the #MoLeg podcast. She joined The Missouri Times in 2014, returning to political reporting after working as a campaign and legislative staffer.
Rachael studied at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She lives in Jefferson City with her husband, Brandon, and their two children.
