Human Trafficking in the United States In the United States human trafficking occurs more often than the people of this country are aware. The United States alone serves as one of the common grounds for human trafficking and most do not realize trafficking happens right under our noses. Human trafficking happens within all genders, ages and races; some using this as sexual identification. Elaborating on gender, age and races there is a dysfunctional system between all three including the type of trafficking the victims are forced in to; particularly sex trafficking and prostitution. According to Hepburn, S., & Simon, R. (2010) the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime domestic, food and care services, garment and agricultural slavery make up 46.2% of trafficking cases. (p. 4) Hepburn, S., & Simon, R. (2010) found forced labor is brought into several categories including “commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, live sex shows, stripping and pornography.” (p. 4) According to Batsyukova, S. (2007), the term “prostitution” refers to the “act of having sexual intercourse or performing other sexual acts, explicitly for material
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(2007) found that depending on the type of services—escort sector, street prostitution, in-door prostitution, lap-dancing, etc.—all sex workers receive their pay differently, usually ending in material compensation. (p. 47) According to Hepburn, S., & Simon, R. (2010), most women are falsely promised a home and/or a job resulting in exorbitant fees, such as those for transportation and housing placing victims in a position of debt bondage. (p. 4-5) Batsyukova, S. (2007) recognizes traffickers often give manipulative ultimatums or threats to make the victims stay, resulting in limited compensation, violence and/or physical and emotional abuse. (p. 48) As well as Hepburn, S., & Simon, R. (2010) agree, upon their arrival into the states, their identity is stolen; they are raped, beaten and forced into
(2007) found that depending on the type of services—escort sector, street prostitution, in-door prostitution, lap-dancing, etc.—all sex workers receive their pay differently, usually ending in material compensation. (p. 47) According to Hepburn, S., & Simon, R. (2010), most women are falsely promised a home and/or a job resulting in exorbitant fees, such as those for transportation and housing placing victims in a position of debt bondage. (p. 4-5) Batsyukova, S. (2007) recognizes traffickers often give manipulative ultimatums or threats to make the victims stay, resulting in limited compensation, violence and/or physical and emotional abuse. (p. 48) As well as Hepburn, S., & Simon, R. (2010) agree, upon their arrival into the states, their identity is stolen; they are raped, beaten and forced into