Best of BTB: Anaheim captain helped change nation’s view of human trafficking
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives on Tuesdays and Fridays. This story is from June 6, 2020. January is Trafficking Awareness Month. It’s tempting to say Craig Friesen of the Anaheim Police Department wrote the book on how to police human trafficking. And it’s not that much of a stretch. The police veteran, now a captain, was in the vanguard of police that led a sea change in how law enforcement viewed and handled prostitution. They helped lift consciousness about the crime as more than just a victimless street…
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