Behind the Scenes: Human Trafficking Investigation

Instructor Nancy Aguirre will share her experience as a Crime Analyst working law enforcement cases of trafficking and gangs. Nancy will outline what it takes to research and investigate a case of sex or labor trafficking and educate the audience on how a crime analyst builds a case for investigation using social media, law enforcement data bases and public data.

Nancy will also outline the challenges of investigating cases, sharing the limitations that are faced, and some case studies including cases where the victim was fearful of cooperating.

Workshop led by Nancy Aguirre.

Nancy Aguirre serves as the Public Eduction and Outreach Service Provider for Million Kids. Nancy is currently a professor for the Riverside Community College District teaching the Administration of Justice discipline. Nancy is a former Criminal Intelligence Analyst with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department assigned to the Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force at the Special Investigations Bureau, assisting in investigating human trafficking, identifying suspects as well as locating victims. Her work history also includes Narcotics, Intelligence and Gangs within the Riverside Sheriff’s Department and previously the Riverside Superior Courts. Nancy received her Bachelor’s in Behavioral Science in Criminology and researched Women in Sex Trafficking as her graduating thesis with the University of La Verne. Nancy Aguirre has received additional certification by the California Department of Justice, as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst through the University of California, Riverside. Nancy has presented in numerous reputable conferences included the list below..