One of the most serious and quick forms of transnational crime in the world today is human trafficking (Ngwe, 2012). Slavery can be an exceptionally sensitive subject, and when it is raised individuals begin to think about the Civil War period and the numerous African Americans utilized as slaves. A huge number of slaves were liberated when President Lincoln marked the Emancipation Proclamation. Numerous individuals trust that servitude has arrived at an end in today 's reality. In any case, this truth is not genuine. The new term that is being utilized for subjugation is human trafficking as it happens all through the United States and around the globe. Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purpose of forced labor
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In addition, the lack of fully defining human trafficking can result in a lack of consensus in how it operates, those counted as victims and by the population (Wilson, 2007). This study includes sex slaves, forced labor workers, and focusing on those forced slaves, mainly women and children. It aims to show the rise and deterrence in the state of Ohio in order to prevent and regulate crimes of human …show more content…
Senate Bill 235 has been passed through both the House and the Senate in Ohio and has been signed by former governor Ted Strickland (Keehn, 2011). In major cities such as Columbus and Toledo where increased human trafficking was showing is one reason as to why the bill was created. One instance was with a Russian woman named Maria Terechina. She had come to the United States to seek employment in hotels. When Eastern European women would check into her hotel, Terechina would confiscate their passports and force them to work as cleaners and controlling their movements (Keehn, 2011). In addition, Terechina had been found guilty of filing false tax returns in the names of some of these women. Altogether, Maria Terechina had defrauded the IRS of $185,000 and will supposedly only serve a prison time of one year (Keehn,
In addition, the lack of fully defining human trafficking can result in a lack of consensus in how it operates, those counted as victims and by the population (Wilson, 2007). This study includes sex slaves, forced labor workers, and focusing on those forced slaves, mainly women and children. It aims to show the rise and deterrence in the state of Ohio in order to prevent and regulate crimes of human …show more content…
Senate Bill 235 has been passed through both the House and the Senate in Ohio and has been signed by former governor Ted Strickland (Keehn, 2011). In major cities such as Columbus and Toledo where increased human trafficking was showing is one reason as to why the bill was created. One instance was with a Russian woman named Maria Terechina. She had come to the United States to seek employment in hotels. When Eastern European women would check into her hotel, Terechina would confiscate their passports and force them to work as cleaners and controlling their movements (Keehn, 2011). In addition, Terechina had been found guilty of filing false tax returns in the names of some of these women. Altogether, Maria Terechina had defrauded the IRS of $185,000 and will supposedly only serve a prison time of one year (Keehn,