Issues Involved In A Sex Trafficking Case

In today’s day and age human trafficking is a serious problem that is only getting worse as we become more technologically advanced. It is easy to transport human beings across the border, on ships, and into foreign countries. Women, children, and even men are the victims of these individuals. These poor souls stolen for the sex trade or for physical labor as a slave in modern world. As our enemies become more sophisticated in their evil craft, so must our law enforcement and investigation agencies. In order to stay up to par with the enemy these organizations make sure they stay up to date with the most advanced programs, tools, and systems in order to not only catch those responsible for mayhem, but to give a sense of justice to those who were wronged in the first place. We begin with a history of what human trafficking is, some current cases that were followed by the world, and way we fight the enemy and counteract their form of terrorism.

Victims of sex trafficking acquire adverse physical and psychological health conditions and social disadvantages. Thus, sex trafficking is a critical health issue with broader social implications that requires both medical and legal attention. Healthcare professionals can work to improve the screening,

Are cyber-attacks on national institutions a threat to our country? Yes, While I believe it is important, it does not even begin to register on the same scale as cyber-crime directed against individuals. Human trafficking is modern day slavery, and all too often directed toward luring children who will later be sold for sex. These children are our family; nieces and nephews, sons and daughters, the people we hold near and dear to our hearts. Protecting specifically the innocence of children should be of the utmost concern of our country, and the United States is not doing enough in the fight against cyber-crimes.

Human trafficking has been a long standing issue, but in recent years it has grown rapidly. The prevalent problem in the United States surrounding human trafficking is that most assume it is only happening in other countries. Dale Archer, a board-certified Psychiatrist, acknowledges that human trafficking is formally explained by the UNODC, or the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to be the taking of people by fraud, force or deception, with a goal of exploiting the person. There are several different parts to human trafficking such as forced labor, sex trafficking, servitude, slavery, and forced organ donation. It accumulates over 32 million dollars a year, which makes it one of the largest illegal activities in the world. Surprisingly,

It should be noted that human trafficking implies the circumstance when a living individual is either treated or considered as a commodity which can be leased, donated, exchange, brought, sold, or even pledged (Kempadoo, Sanghera & Pattanaik, 2015). Therefore, regardless of the condition and the person involved and for what reason carries out the act of trafficking, regarding a man as a question of exchange is a criminal offense in all nations. Lee (2013) argues that aggravating conditions incorporate the commission of the represent the evacuation of tissues or body organs, the utilization of brutality or risk of viciousness, canceling, removing and destroying records that would be used in recognizing the casualty. Additionally, the use of forged information to move people across national borders, persuasive repression abroad, and

In the media article, “Staggering report exposes US sex trafficking”, author Lee Trymaine starts the article with an example case of sex trafficking. In the example case, a man was arrested during a drug sting preformed by the Florida police. The police uncovered not only had the man been smuggling drugs but also was involved in selling women. The man, Kery Rodriguez referred to the woman as “ fresh meat”. As the police questioned Rodriguez, he was quite open with the police and stated, “If you want them young, normally those we have to take by force, The key is to keep them drugged, locked up, and at gunpoint” ( Trymaine, 2013). As the police continued their investigation, they uncovered that Rodriguez had been part of a human trafficking ring, 16 others were also arrested in connection with the Rodriguez case. Author Lee Trymaine explains,

Human sex trafficking is and has been a big concern around the world. It has been around since before Christopher Columbus discovered America. Whether sexual, domestic, or labor, the terror and horror that human trafficking victims have endured defies the scope of our sensitivities.  To realize that that this may be happening in our own towns and neighborhoods, invisible to us as we go about our daily comfortable lives, is unthinkable.  Since Congress first acted on this issue in 1999, the federal government has supplied more than 150 million dollars to fight human trafficking in the United States alone.  However, the most recent data suggests that there are tens of thousands of victims that were not originally cited. While no one would argue that any victim in the United States is worth the support of our various systems, the danger of loss of credibility for those persons rises when there is a substantial gap between the cited numbers of cases and those that have be exposed.

Gummow, (2013) provides important information regarding the methods in which sex trafficking utilize. The cartels conducting sex trafficking use a wide range of methods such as concealing their intent by acting as potential boyfriends or girlfriends. In this case, they identify a potential victim and lure them into a false romantic relationship. NHT reports that half of the 6,000 sex trafficking cases are cartel-controlled. In addition, the sex traffickers may also approach the potential victim by promising to provide basic support such as food, house rent, and shopping. NHT reports that 20 percent of the cases are fall in this category. According to NHT, cases of forced abduction for sexual exploitation

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As a student reaching for his degree in criminal justice I have taken a human trafficking and human smuggling class in which this article helped me better understand the characteristics of sex-trafficking victims. For my future I hope to be deeply involved in law enforcement and with the knowledge this article gives, I will be able to better access someone that could be a victim of sex-trafficking and I will be able to contact the right organizations to help the victims. I suggest that more people become aware of their surroundings and these types of articles should be funded in advertisement to spread the knowledge in sex-trafficking or human trafficking in general. Even though this article is very detailed, it still lacks many factors that effect this research because this article was not funded at all, which I believe if the two authors received money for their research there would be more

There are many other types of trafficking other than the stereotypical 17-year-old girl. The most prevalent is labor trafficking. Traffickers exploit punishment through manipulation of laws. Even now, traffickers are causing psychological and sometimes physical damage on their victims. Many companies are attempting to rid of trafficking within their plants, there are people working for cheaper rates, which, result in higher acceptance rates. In 2001, when Germany legalized prostitution, illegal traffic decreased by 10%. (Reisenwitz, Cathy) Therefore, the laws of sex trafficking should be fortified because traffickers manipulate laws and legalization of prosecution dropped illegal trafficking rates, we should focus on helping all victims rather than focusing on sex trafficking.

Human trafficking is being discussed more heavily this day and age due to its increasing prevalence in the U.S. It is a modern-day slavery that involves someone monitoring and directing business that spawns millions of dollars a year. Human trafficking is illegal in all states. In the article (Un)Popular Strangers and Crises (Un)Bounded: Discourse of Sex-Trafficking, the European Political Community and the Panicked state of the Modern State written by Jacqueline Berman (2003), trafficking in women is described as a worldwide problem that often involves many difficult, global criminal elements. This article fits into criminal justice because sex trafficking is a heinous crime that strips women and children of their innocence and right to self-determination. Victims are innocent because they have been kidnapped and forced into prostitution.

Growing up, we are taught at school that slavery has been abolished, but does that mean it is an irrelevant problem today? It is true that slavery is not visible to the general public today; however, modern-day slavery exists, and it is a form of human trafficking, known as sex trafficking. Lack of awareness and ignorance allow sex industries to thrive and be successful around the world. Every year, numerous amount of people are abducted and forced into prostitution against their will, which makes traveling abroad dangerous for everyone. While the issue remains hidden, more and more traffickers are taking advantage to exploit innocent people who are vulnerable regardless of race and age.

The future research may also look at victim reported data to overcome the limitation in the UCR of that report only using arrest data. Furthermore, the research may want to compare the UCR data and victim reports to possibly better determine how many cases of rape are in a state. Lastly, the research should wait until actual data concerning human trafficking is collected, to overcome the limitations of using a proxy

“When a little girl is sold by her impoverished family--girls my daughter’s age--runs away from home, or is lured by the false promises of a better life, and then imprisoned in a brothel and tortured if she resists--that’s slavery. It is barbaric, and it is evil, and it has no place in a civilized world” (White House). Three years ago, Barack Obama, the president of the United States, condemned sex trafficking around the world with these words, and he gave it a weighty name--slavery. Despite the fact that India is very much a part of the civilized world with its tremendous progress and emergence as a global power and despite the abolishment of slavery for over 150 years in India, slavery still remains and is in fact, becoming increasingly