Human Trafficking
Investigative Workflow

Collect and Access the Evidence

Without the right technology, accessing devices can be time-consuming, especially if you’re locked out after too many failed attempts.

Collect: Obtain a warrant for a device or gain consent from its owner for quick field access to investigate a potential human trafficking case.

Intake: Collect and log multiple devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.) related to an investigation. Cellebrite allows you to maintain a secure chain of custody and optimize workflows while prioritizing devices for a fast turnaround.

Access: Leverage Cellebrite to lawfully and quickly gain full file system access to the widest range of supported devices to reveal key communications and locations related to the human trafficking incident.

Decode and examine

Without the right technology, you’re limited to live data, making it difficult to recover deleted messages human traffickers tried to hide.

Decode: Cellebrite decrypts protected data, recovers deleted messages and parses hidden information like location artifacts to reveal where devices have been.

Examine: With full file system access, you can examine deleted data and map out connections between individuals. Additionally, leveraging open- source data with Cellebrite tools can help uncover further connections.

Generate Reports and Collaborate Across Teams

In human trafficking cases, real-time collaboration with other agencies is essential for coordinated efforts, and without the right tools, sharing and reviewing evidence
can be difficult.

Generate Report: Create detailed reports that organize key evidence and events with Cellebrite to strengthen your human trafficking case.

Share/Review: Share reports with stakeholders instantly, enabling teams to quickly access and review critical digital evidence no matter where they are, speeding up the investigation.

Investigate and Analyze

Manually sifting through large volumes of evidence from multiple devices makes it difficult to review data and piece together the full story in human trafficking cases

Investigate and Analyze: Use Cellebrite to collaboratively review all digital evidence, visualizing data through maps and chat formats. Leverage AI to uncover crucial evidence that may have been missed or would be time-consuming to find. This can help expose human traffickers and larger networks.

Prosecute

Limited data recovery weakens cases, and incomplete reports prolong trial preparation, increasing reliance on victim testimony and hindering prosecution of higher-
level offenders.

Prosecute: With the digital evidence gathered using Cellebrite technology, you can present a compelling case in court. The ‘digital witness’ minimizes the need for victim testimony, facilitating swift prosecution across all levels of a criminal network.