Specialist areas of work and services:
- Adult Entertainment
- Armed Conflict & Military
- Begging
- Child Marriage
- Construction
- Debt Bondage
- Domestic Servitude
- Forced Criminality
- Forced Labour
- Forced Marriage
- General
- Hotel & Retail
- International Adoption
- International Marriage Brokering
- Manufacturing
- Modelling
- Nail Bars
- Organ Trafficking
- Other
- Peddling Ring
- Prostitution & Sex Slavery
- Sale of Children
- Sex Trafficking
- Sports
Description:
International Human Trafficking Specialist | Expert Witness | Multidisciplinary Training Consultant | TV Legal Analyst
Experience, Background and Services:
Specialist Areas:
Human trafficking and modern slavery (sex and labor), exploitation typologies, coercive control, domestic and sexual violence, victimology, trauma and vulnerability analysis, high-risk offender behavior, investigative integrity, case review and defense/prosecution support, survivor-centered frameworks, crisis and risk communication, courtroom testimony preparation, organizational compliance, cross-sector collaboration, and international capacity-building for law enforcement, legal practitioners, NGOs, corporations, and public-safety agencies.
Organisation / Business Description:
Dr. Sunny Slaughter is the Founder & CEO of Sunny Slaughter Consulting, LLC, an internationally recognized training, advisory, and expert witness firm headquartered in Washington, DC. With more than 35 years of multidisciplinary experience, she provides specialized expertise across human trafficking, exploitation, domestic violence, and modern-day slavery, integrating her background in law enforcement instruction, criminal justice systems, public health, emergency management, and crisis communication.
Her firm provides expert testimony, litigation support, strategic case analysis, and customized training to federal, state, and local government agencies; prosecutors and defense attorneys; NGOs and advocacy organizations; multinational corporations; and global institutions, addressing trafficking, exploitation, and complex criminal cases. Dr. Slaughter is widely recognized for her survivor-centered, trauma-informed approach, paired with operational and legal expertise, which enables agencies and organizations to strengthen investigative practices, enhance victim identification and response, and develop ethically aligned, compliant, and culturally competent anti-trafficking frameworks.
A nationally respected instructor and subject-matter expert, she has trained thousands of professionals—including law enforcement, intelligence teams, probation and parole officers, forensic interviewers, social service providers, educators, and corporate safety leaders—on prevention, intervention, investigative discipline, and accountability practices. Her work spans high-profile criminal cases, modern slavery matters, human trafficking investigations, organizational leadership challenges, and global anti-exploitation initiatives.