3093/2025/WEB 'Vulnerability and psychological control of child victim of trafficking exploited by criminal networks'

This webinar aims to raise awareness of the recruitment and psychological control of child victims of trafficking exploited by criminal networks.

By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:

• Identify the risks of trafficking faced by vulnerable and displaced children;
• Recognise grooming as a driver for child disappearance;
• Describe recruitment methods and psychological control tactics used by the criminals to exploit minors;
• Summarise the role of digital tools/AI in combating child trafficking and online crime in general.

EMPACT training activity

Combatting new forms of organised crime requires more cooperation between police and gendarmes, customs officers, border guards, judges, and prosecutors. EU institutions, agencies and Member States work together to tackle organised and serious international crime through a permanent and key instrument: the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).

CEPOL plays a crucial role in the EMPACT mechanism through the provision of specialised training and the identification of training needs within each common security threat. Every year, CEPOL provides a comprehensive training package for each common EU crime priority consisting of onsite, online and exchange training activities.

Check more of CEPOL's EMPACT training activities here.