Co-founded by Dan Nash in 2021, the Human Trafficking Training Center fills a critical gap by providing hands-on, skills-based training that equips law enforcement, victim advocates, hospital staff, and private sector participants with practical tools to identify and investigate human trafficking cases effectively.
Special Victims Methodology™: Dan’s signature investigative approach is nationally adopted and designed to reduce victim revictimization while maximizing trafficker arrests.
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The Center has trained thousands of officers across North America and internationally, contributing to the rescue of hundreds of trafficking victims shortly after training.
Human Trafficking Interdiction & Investigations: Transitioning routine calls to complex trafficking cases, evidence gathering, victim and suspect interviewing.
Human Trafficking Operations: Planning and executing proactive operations in high-risk locations such as hotels, casinos, and transit hubs.
Trauma-Informed Victim Engagement: Building trust and rapport with trafficking survivors to aid recovery and prosecution.
Preparedness for Major Events: Specialized training for high-profile events with elevated trafficking risks.
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Dan Nash is a retired Missouri State Trooper with 27 years of law enforcement experience, specializing in narcotics, vice crimes, violent crime, and human trafficking investigations. He served 24 years in the Criminal Investigative Bureau and was a Sergeant in the Human Trafficking Unit, as well as the enforcement supervisor of the Missouri Attorney General’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.
Having led and supervised hundreds of human trafficking investigations, Dan is a nationally and internationally recognized expert who pioneered advanced investigative methodologies that improve victim care and offender prosecution.
Dan Nash is the founder of the Human Trafficking Training Center (HTTC), which offers a comprehensive, skills-based training course specifically focused on equipping law enforcement, health professionals, probation and parole officers, victim advocates, and community members with the practical tools needed to identify victims and arrest traffickers.
Skills-Based Curriculum: Unlike many programs that focus solely on awareness, HTTC courses teach actionable investigative strategies for identifying human trafficking, conducting interviews, and executing operations aimed at rescuing victims and prosecuting traffickers.
Proven Results: Over 15,000 professionals have been trained in more than 30 states, internationally, with measurable outcomes such as increased victim identification and successful arrests.
Multidisciplinary Approach: Trainings are designed for diverse professionals. Many classes encourage interaction and networking across law enforcement, healthcare, advocacy, probation, and other sectors to foster collaboration in combating trafficking.
Special Victims Methodology: A deep-dive course specifically for law enforcement and victim advocates that centers on victim-first approaches and best practice investigative techniques.
Operational Training: Sessions teach how to conduct operations in high-risk environments, such as hotels, casinos, transit hubs, truck stops, etc., and utilize trauma-informed practices to build trust with survivors.
Human Trafficking Interdiction & Investigations
Illicit Massage Business Investigations
Special Victims Methodology
Advocacy-Focused Courses
Community Awareness Classes
HTTC regularly hosts trainings across the United States. For example, recent sessions (2025) include multi-day trainings in Wisconsin, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Dakota, California, New Jersey, and more. These courses are open to a wide range of professionals, including concerned citizens, to help communities become safer and more aware.
To join an upcoming HTTC training event or sponsor a class, you can inquire via their official website, which provides dates, locations, and registration links for upcoming courses.
Implementable skills for identifying trafficking in field situations
Victim-centered operational tactics
Networking and joint problem-solving with multidisciplinary teams
Real-world investigative best practices developed by Dan Nash from decades of experience in law enforcement and anti-trafficking work
Dan Nash’s HTTC course is regarded as one of the most impactful and practical human trafficking trainings available, consistently cited by past attendees for its depth, real-world applicability, and positive effect on both victim identification and trafficker prosecution.
Dan Nash’s Human Trafficking Training Center (HTTC) course covers a broad range of practical and investigative topics designed to empower professionals and community members to identify victims and effectively prosecute traffickers. Here are the main subjects addressed in the course:
Human Trafficking Interdiction
Identifying the signs and indicators of possible victims during routine duties
Conducting initial investigations into suspected trafficking cases
Transitioning from a routine call or interview to a trafficking investigation
Special Victims Methodology
Implementing a victim-centered approach in investigations
Working collaboratively with victim advocates for improved outcomes
Recognizing trauma bonding and PTSD in victims
Interview & Interrogation
Techniques for interviewing victims and suspects in trafficking cases
Strategies for transitioning from interviews to interrogations effectively
Human Trafficking Proactive Operations
Planning and executing proactive operations in high-risk environments (hotels, casinos, truck stops, bus/train depots, illicit massage businesses)
Building multidisciplinary teams for operations
Preventing and overcoming obstacles during operations
Human Trafficking Investigations
Gathering and preserving evidence properly for prosecution
Presenting robust cases to prosecutors based on thorough investigations
Utilizing electronic evidence (finding signs on cell phones and devices)
Illicit Massage Business Investigations
Identifying and dismantling illicit massage businesses linked to trafficking
Results-based, multi-phased investigative strategies
Interdiction for Probation & Parole Officers
Train probation and parole officers on recognizing and responding to trafficking in their fieldwork
Legal Aspects and Community Awareness
Exploring the legal framework around human trafficking
Teaching concerned citizens how to recognize, report, and respond to human trafficking to protect families and communities
Trauma-informed interviewing practices
Working with multidisciplinary groups
Recognizing where victims come from and how they’re groomed
Building trust and rapport with survivors
Using operational planning to maximize rescue and prosecution success
The HTTC curriculum is designed for practical day-to-day application, with hands-on training for law enforcement, health professionals, victim advocates, community leaders, and even citizens seeking to make a difference.
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