Human Trafficking Essay

Child sex and human trafficking is more prominent and recognized today in the United States than it has ever been. Sex trafficking “occurs when someone uses force, fraud, or coercion to cause a commercial sex act with an adult or causes a minor to commit a commercial sex act” (Shared Hope, 2016). A commercial sex act includes pornography, the act of sex (prostitution), or any other sex act in exchange for some type of compensation, including money, drugs, or basic human needs such as shelter,…

to human trafficking, this also goes to female adults already trapped in commercial sex, voluntarily or not. Much attention should be given to those females that are reported missing as discovered in a Central Florida County Sherriff’s Office recently. A female juvenile that constantly runs away from home along with those involved in criminal gangs and with a lack of family support are flags that law enforcement should be paying extreme attention to avoid missing a potential victim of human…

Heather Smith, Sex Trafficking: Trends, Challenges and Limitations of International Law In her article Heather Smith argues that although international law has been introduced to try to eliminate human trafficking there is disproportional addressing of the issues at hand that has left a door open to allow sex trafficking to continue. Smith begins by asking where we draw the line between voluntary and coerced migrants, who might have initially agreed to cross a border extra legally, but is then…

Trafficking of Mexican Women Many women throughout the world suffer in so many ways that we can’t even imagine the pain and situations they have to live through every day of their life. The trafficking of others is a multimillion dollar industry that continues to become a big problem around the entire world. The International Labor Organization estimates that 12.3 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor and 1/5 of forced laborers around the world are trafficked .Of those being…

As sad as it is, human trafficking is a thriving industry; men, women and children alike are taken against their will to serve as sex slaves to predators around the world. The common age of victims are usually between the ages of 14-16 because of their naivety. Traffickers find their victims through outlets such as the internet or even schools, clubs and bars. Clemmie Greenlee was captured and sexual assaulted at the age of 12 by a group of men. she was one of about eight girls controlled by a…

intimidating issue. Murday additionally declared her belief that sex trafficking was less of a controversy back when she was a child and she would not be incorrect. It is estimated that there are more trafficking victims in the world today than there has ever existed in the past. The average global cost of a slave is a demeaning…

motivating factor. The crime of Human Trafficking is not a newly developed means of organized crime organizations to turn a profit, but rather an issue that has existed throughout civilized time. Why is this crime so prevalent; what creates this need for Human Trafficking? Who perpetuates this crime, and who are the victims of it? How is Organized Crime involved in Human Trafficking? Why does Human Trafficking still exist in the modern world? The crime of Human Trafficking exists due to…

industry (“Sex Slavery/ Trafficking: Frequently Asked Questions.” Pg.1). One may ask why it is that all other types of slavery…

regards to sex trafficking and exploitation. Covenant house is Canada’s largest homeless youth agency that helps 3000 young people annually (Anderson, 2016). They provide a 24/7 crisis shelter, transitional houses and many other services (Anderson, 2016). Much of their work focuses on sex trafficking victims, and providing services to them (Anderson, 2016). One of the services that they provide that Michele discussed was crisis beds, which are only designated for sex trafficking victims that…

The Internet: And Its Effects On The Sex Trafficking Industry. “Aija is a young, attractive Latvian who desires to earn a living and escape the difficulties of her life at home. She finds an internet Cafe and posts a job application expressing a desire for work as a dancer in Denmark. Almost immediately, she receives a reply reading, "Hey Aija! You need no experience. If you wish, you can come this week.” She is given additional information to fly to Copenhagen, pose as a tourist, and take…