“The Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as a “modern-day form of slavery involving the illegal trade of people for exploitation or commercial gain.” In 2012, The International Labor Organization estimated that there are 20.9 million human trafficking victims worldwide.” (Alvarez, 2016)
After reading this article I feel the main ideas conveyed are that the human sex trafficking industry is growing rapidly no matter how much law enforcement tries to control it. “The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 sought to change that by focusing on the prosecution and enforcement against traffickers. The Department of Justice has cited the legislation after a bump in trafficking investigations and prosecutions. …show more content…
It is very interesting how social media plays a very large roll with gangs and pimps and hoe they get these girls into trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Surprisingly, most girls that are trafficked often feel like the “offenders” rather than the “victims.”
Consequently, the practical value of this information for the field I am entering is very useful. Currently I am interning at Day One in Providence, Rhode Island. Day One is the only agency in Rhode Island that is specifically organized to deal with issues of sexual assault as a community concern. It is a sexual assault and trauma resource center.
Subsequently, I have had the opportunity to work with their case manager who is the care coordinator in the human sex trafficking division and the MDT coordinator. I have observed forensic interviews with the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children’s with the Children’s Advocacy Center, and have also sat in on many Multi-disciplinary team meetings, as well as meet with clients of Day One who have been or are still involved in sex trafficking. I also volunteer as an advocate for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, child abuse/neglect, and hate crimes through Day
After reading this article I feel the main ideas conveyed are that the human sex trafficking industry is growing rapidly no matter how much law enforcement tries to control it. “The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 sought to change that by focusing on the prosecution and enforcement against traffickers. The Department of Justice has cited the legislation after a bump in trafficking investigations and prosecutions. …show more content…
It is very interesting how social media plays a very large roll with gangs and pimps and hoe they get these girls into trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Surprisingly, most girls that are trafficked often feel like the “offenders” rather than the “victims.”
Consequently, the practical value of this information for the field I am entering is very useful. Currently I am interning at Day One in Providence, Rhode Island. Day One is the only agency in Rhode Island that is specifically organized to deal with issues of sexual assault as a community concern. It is a sexual assault and trauma resource center.
Subsequently, I have had the opportunity to work with their case manager who is the care coordinator in the human sex trafficking division and the MDT coordinator. I have observed forensic interviews with the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children’s with the Children’s Advocacy Center, and have also sat in on many Multi-disciplinary team meetings, as well as meet with clients of Day One who have been or are still involved in sex trafficking. I also volunteer as an advocate for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault/abuse, child abuse/neglect, and hate crimes through Day