Law Enforcement Responses to Sex Trafficking in Bosnia: An Exploratory Analysis of the Training Needs of the Border Police
May 16, 2012
Post-conflict societies like Bosnia-Herzegovina, with their turbulent political, social, and economic conditions, tend to have high levels of sex trafficking. Because border patrol officers are usually the first officials to come into contact with sex trafficking victims, many of these officers in Bosnia have received training on sex trafficking issues, but little is known about the effectiveness of such training. This study, based on self-reported survey data from border police officers, shows that officers that have received training report higher levels of knowledge and less need for additional training, but ongoing training for all officers may be needed.
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Lisa Muftic, of Georgia State University, was a 2012 Regional Policy Symposium participant.
