Illinois § 4.13

§ 4.13.

Prosecutorial support for State's Attorneys prosecuting human traffickers. (a) The Office shall provide prosecutorial support for State's Attorneys prosecuting human traffickers. Working with national and State subject matter experts, the Office shall develop and provide training for State's Attorneys in victim-centered, trauma-informed prosecution of human trafficking cases. (b) Training for prosecutors shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) definitions; (2) sex trafficking and labor trafficking; (3) state human trafficking laws; (4) federal human trafficking laws; (5) elements of a trauma-informed, victim-centered response and understanding the impacts of trauma on victim response; (6) identifying human trafficking victims; (7) victim recruitment; (8) human trafficking myths and misconceptions; (9) human trafficking investigations and gang involvement in human trafficking; (10) protocols for responding to minor and youth victims of human trafficking; (11) working with human trafficking victims and the prosecutor-victim relationship; (12) role of survivor advocates and human trafficking treatment providers; (13) risk assessment and safety planning; (14) victim interviews; (15) evidence collection and virtual case investigation; (16) charging, arraignment, and evidentiary hearings, assessing culpability, and forced criminality; (17) trial issues and strategies; (18) dealing with witness intimidation; (19) working with multi-disciplinary teams and federal agencies; (20) language barriers and use of interpreters; (21) victims' rights; (22) considerations for specific populations or communities; and (23) special needs and tools for victims who are foreign nationals. (c) In this Act, "human trafficking" means a violation or attempted violation of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012. "Human trafficking" includes trafficking of children and adults for both labor and sex services. (Source: P.A. 104-159, eff. 1-1-26.)