Human tra cking is perhaps the fastest growing crime in our na on. Despite media awareness in recent mes, human tra cking is almost hid- den in many circumstances. It manifests itself in unimaginable ways and is growing at an incredible pace. According to Polaris, the global leader in the ght against human tra cking, more than 49,000 cases of human tra cking have been reported to the Human Tra cking Hotline in the last ten years. It is es mated that the total number of vic ms na onally reaches hundreds of thousands. In this full day course 9-1-1 profession- als will learn cri cal factors about human tra cking, its link to other heinous crimes, and resources to aid them in these calls. Awareness and preparedness for this ever-growing threat is key to iden fying vic ms and tra ckers. (8 hour course)