Forty-eighthourslater Stephen Carroll, a police constable with less thantwoyears to gountil retirement, wasshotinthe headwhen he answered a call for help in Craigavon.
Acpo's head of crime, Merseyside Chief Constable Jon Murphy, said undercover officers played a critical role gathering evidence and intelligence to protect communities from harm.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham, head of major crime and public protection, said the new approach aimed to identify victims of human trafficking rather than criminalising them.