Sex Trafficking And Prostitution

Sex trafficking, particularly that of children, has become a growing concern in the United States over the past several decades (Kotrla, 2010). By definition, child sex trafficking is “when a child (under 18 years of age) is induced to perform a commercial sex act” (U.S., 2013, para. 4), and includes forms such as prostitution and pornography (Kotrla, 2010). Researchers suggest that children are the most vulnerable to becoming victims of prostitution (Kotrla), and it is estimated that there are at least 100,000 victims in the United States (Estes & Weiner, 2001). Sex traffickers, otherwise known as “pimps,” often lure children with promises of food, clothing, love, and shelter, and then the pimps manipulate the children to keep them in prostitution (U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ], 2015). Awareness of the issue has led to the development of organizations, such as Children of the Night, that seek to help victims escape the sex trafficking industry (Children of the Night [COTN], 2016d).

Children within the United States who are being trafficked are part of what is called, domestic minor sex trafficking. These adolescents are citizens who have been forced, coerced, or misled to become a part of the commercial sex industry. Some of the most common ways to force minors into trafficking is through exotic dancing also known as stripping, brothels, porn, escorting, and massage services just to name a few (Minor Domestic Sex Trafficking). It is disturbing to know that there are children who are going through this. In order to create prevention and intervention programs for trafficking, it is important to understand what a sex trafficker is and the strategies they use to recruit children.

Sex trafficking is a global problem that involves the exploitation and abuse of girls as well as women. This paper will discuss the problem, with an emphasis on the views expressed by Paola Monzini in her book Sex Traffic: Prostitution, Crime and Exploitation. The paper will look at the causes, consequences and prevalence rates of sex trafficking and will consider the impact of such factors as globalization and women’s poverty in perpetuating the problem or making it worse. The paper will conclude with a discussion of the ways in which a human rights perspective might translate into positive action to eliminate the trafficking of girls and women.

Images of foreign lands usually conjure up when the thoughts of human sex trafficking come to one 's mind. The United States of America is not immune to this type of horrific behavior. America is the land of the free and yet something as awful as human sex trafficking occurs in our very own backyard each and everyday. According to the Department of Homeland Security the definition of human trafficking is “modern day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act” (“What Is Human Trafficking?”). In this research paper the reader will experience the savagery that comes with human sex trafficking and how it has expanded in the United States over recent years. Within this research

"An ounce of cocaine wholesale: $1,200. But you can only sell it once. A woman or child: $50 to $1,000. But you can sell them each day, every day, over and over again. The markup is immeasurable." This quote from the 2005 Lifetime film "Human Trafficking", however chilling and horrifying, is true. Human trafficking is the commercial trade of human beings who are subjected to involuntary acts such as begging, sexual exploitation, or involuntary servitude. Human trafficking is an umbrella term used to describe all forms of modern-day slavery. No longer is this a term from the past, but a horrific reality in our present and, unfortunately, our future. Every 10 minutes, a woman or child is forced into labor (McGill 12). Even though we live in

Throughout the 21st century, the number of human beings being capture and put into sex trafficking and prostitution has risen. In 2013, about 270,000 young boys, girls, and women were forced into human trafficking in the United States alone and estimated 20.9 million in the world. The UN has also estimated that nearly 4,000,000 are trafficked each year. UNICEF has estimated that as many as 50% of all trafficking victims worldwide are minors and that as many as two thirds of those adolescents are at some point forced into the sex trade. This is a 52 billion dollar industry. Two kids are sold every minute, 120 per hour. In other cases mothers of these children would sell them off for money due to financial reason, which

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Any person under age 18 who performs a commercial sex act is considered a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion was present. The TVPA which allows law enforcement to protect not only US citizens but also foreigners from human trafficking. The United States FBI website states that the most effect way of investigating human trafficking is collaboration with citizen who have suspicions or have witnessed it in action. Fortunately for traffickers, everyday citizens are oblivious to the signs that could be right in their face.One of my resources, sharedhope.org, is a website that not only educates the general public on child trafficking, but also supports the children by finding safe homes for children to cutout the opportunist, and they also train people of all age groups to notice the

Sex trafficking isn’t punishable by law unless it is a severe form, or there was a minor involved. Even if a victim was forced or coerced, there is still a chance that they will not receive justice for their trauma (Weitzer 1337). Despite many claims of fraud and cries for justice, the majority of cases takes years to even reach a judge. There are many different ways someone could be brought into the sex trafficking ring. Abduction of children is not uncommon, and some impressionable teenagers may be recruited by pimps or other ring leaders. Adults who are desperate for food, shelter, money, or attention might be blindsided by the cons and promised a better future. Some parents are just trying to repay their debts and have no idea that they are getting their children involved in the sex

Suffering from poverty makes life unbearable at times and is hard to escape from. Most individuals that live in poverty are vulnerable and have little hope to improve their lives. Being vulnerable and having no hope for life can often leads to desperation. Sex trafficking and become a means of survival for these individuals. Low income is a major cause for sex trafficking. Sex trafficking can become a reason for a single mother to feed her children or can be enforced by a significant other others are simply kidnapped and made to enter into the world of sex trafficking. “Stop Sex Trafficking” stated that “the victims of sex trafficking are usually women and children from poor families in rural and

When one thinks of slavery in America, Often times we assume slavery in America ended in 1865 when The Civil War ended and The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States (“ History of slavery in America”, 2013). Truth be told, modern day slavery still very much exists in America; we now call it “Human trafficking”. Human trafficking is considered one of the fastest growing criminal industries today, while there is not an exact number of how many people are being trafficked in the United States, the Polaris project for a world without slaves writes,

Over the past ten years, at least 60 sex workers have been murdered in the UK, and more are missing. The violence against these women, who are often under the influence of drugs, mostly goes unreported, and while the majority of the murder cases are solved, for a third of them, the killer is never found. These murders are rarely mentioned in the news, and when they are, their murders are glossed over. (O’Kane, 2002, 17 September)

I wrote my paper about sex trafficking and labor trafficking. It is a big problem in the United States and other countries around the world. This is an issue you have to be aware of in your every day life, and you do not need to be naive about the things that happen in this world. People need to know these facts to keep them aware and safe. Women and children are the biggest victims of this crime, and are lured the easiest. The offenders can be working alone or in groups or “companies”, and scout out people.

Human trafficking is the illegal practice of trading people for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation. Although many people do not believe that slavery still exists, this illegal practice occurs all over the world. People need to be better informed on this matter because the number of incidences is rapidly increasing. People are unaware of what human trafficking is and how close to their homes it occurs. Furthermore, The government has done very little to prevent human trafficking from happening. Traffickers can operate easily because of the government’s lack of implementation of the laws concerning the issue. The government is to blame for human trafficking because they have done little to inform citizens

"Society’s understanding of human trafficking and prostitution needs to change. In my country, people believe that prostitutes are criminals and buyers are the victims. This is wrong… Women are human beings, not commodities to be bought and sold." (Philippines). All around the world, women have been suffering from double standards, penalties for unethical behavior, and discrimination in the workplace. They are being deprived from making the appropriate amount of money and are being objectified as sex toys throughout media everywhere. Women are being seen as nothing more than items up for sale from one man’s business to the next. Society plays the biggest part in these idealizations. Though there is a law against gender discrimination, companies