Novel technology is being applied to prevent one of Montana’s most heinous crimes.
Tami Hochhalter the cofounder of Lifeguard Group, an organization working to stop human trafficking explains that they are using virtual reality to train people on how to recognize potential human trafficking.
“So, we have six VR headsets, and it is just a scenario, the voice of a girl who has been trafficked and she actually takes you through where she is, she talks a little bit about her childhood, and she talks about her pimp. It’s a 15-minute scenario and you feel like you’re there. It gives some of the red flags, so when people are done with that, they know the red flags, and it’s a story you retain. It’s one of the best things that we have come across lately that I think as we expand the different scenarios is just going to be a huge asset in our trainings.”-Tami Hochhalter
Tami continues to explain who has done the VR training.
“We actually had some people from the AG’s office who have gone through it, some people from the Governor’s office they were our first go around, but whenever we do any kind of training, we have had them available.”– Tami Hochhalter
