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AIC - HEUNI Webinar "Coercive control & investigative interviewing within the context of trafficking in human beings " 10.09.2024

15.8.2024 | News item

We are pleased to invite you to webinar co-hosted by the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) and the Australian institute of Criminology (AIC) that explores coercive control in the context of criminal investigations on Tuesday 10th September 2024 8:00-9:30 am (UTC+1, Brussels time) 9:00-10:30 am (UTC+2, Helsinki time) and 4-5:30 pm (UTC+11, Canberra time).

Coersive control metaphor - a puppet with strings

In this webinar, HEUNI discusses coercive control in the context of criminal investigations, particularly within the context of trafficking in human beings. The webinar introduces research findings on interviewing victims of trafficking and provides concrete suggestions for how to incorporate the aspect of coercive control in investigative interviews.

Speakers

• Julia Korkman, adjunct professor (docent) in legal psychology; President of the European Association of Psychology and Law; Senior Programme Officer at HEUNI
• Noora Halmeenlaakso, Detective Senior Sergeant, National Bureau of Investigation Finland; Doctoral Researcher at University of Eastern Finland
• Pekka Hätönen, District Prosecutor, Prosecution District of Western Finland
• Helen Paterson, an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology, University of Sydney.

The webinar will also include time for a Q&A session and discussion.

Register here

Extra materials

• Paavo Teittinen, Helsingin Sanomat: The investigation is closed (also in Finnish)
• HEUNI Policy brief 2/2023. Trafficking in human beings: Psychological coercion and investigative interviewing (also in Finnish) 
• ELECT THB. Cultural Aspects & Interpretation in the Context of Criminal Investigations by J. Korkman (video recording below, 19 mins)

 

 
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