Should Sex Trafficking Be Legal?

Within our society laws are created to limit and deter individuals from harming others or themselves. However, crimes such as recreational drug use and prostitution do not harm individuals but in the eyes of the law they are looked down upon due to consequences associated with drug use and promiscuous sex. Additionally, individuals arrested for marijuana usage and even prostitution make up a fair amount of the prison population. As a result of this, there have been several protests calling for the decriminalization and or legalization of these crimes. Though it has been a long battle calling for decriminalization, some countries or even states in the U.S. have worked on fully decriminalizing marijuana and prostitution for important reasons

The adverse effects of prostitution and sex trafficking can be extremely negative and can actual hinder these individuals from getting the help they need. While speaking with Amanda she made me realize that although she loves her job and that this organization has a big positive impact there is always more that can be done. In relation of this interview to what I have learned in this course, I found similar sentiments about this idea that prostitution can be harmful to a variety of different people and aspects of life. Also, through Amanda’s story I was able to see that pimps and those who exploit women are being prosecuted but it does not come with ease and the need to have these females to testify is extremely beneficial to the prosecution of these individuals. This idea of the difficulty of prosecuting these pimps and traffickers is something we talked extensively about throughout this section of the course, and we also realized though how important it

Oftentimes when people hear the term human sex trafficking, they think of heinous acts that take place in other countries where adults, children, girls and boys are exploited to perform sexual acts in exchange for money or goods against their will. They think it typically occurs in places that are less developed than the United States. However, the reality of this horrific crime is that it is taking place in the United States, and it occurs more and more each and every day. Young girls are not solely the victim of human sex trafficking, young boys are victims of this monstrous act as well. Individuals residing in the United States need to be made more aware of this issue as it has started to rise through social media, large events, and by those in other countries being promised work here. After researching, it is apparent that there is a great deal of information that is lacking, on sex trafficking in the United States. Not only is sex trafficking an issue, but the lack of awareness about sex trafficking is also an issue. This thesis proposes that human sex trafficking is an unacknowledged epidemic within the United States, and it seeks to discover why it has become so prevalent.

Some men are addicted to have sex, so they purchase without knowing about the consequences it can cause. These men are taught to better control themselves by what is called “John School,” in which men are exposed to what human trafficking really means for victims (185). John School make offenders see the wrongness of participating and funding prostitution, which is, paying with their hard earned money does not mean the act of raping women is justified. In addition, these men can spread their understanding of human trafficking and spread it to other men to help prevent their participation in purchasing sex. Programs like this not only help spread understanding for human trafficking victims, but they will also help raise awareness and effort to fight against the entire system of human trafficking. In this sense, the issue of human trafficking will not lose attention as the situation improves because this issue should always be prevented even if the problem

Human trafficking has been around for many years, from Greeks to the Roman to medieval times, and even until to today. It is a worldwide issue. People have been exposed to many forms of oppression. The Richmond Justice Initiative told the Holly Austin Smith story. “When Holly Austin Smith was Fourteen years old, she ran away from home with a man. Holly often suffered from depression, but still had dreams of being a singer. Holly exchanged numbers with a man. Then, the man had called her. He asked her questions like, what were her dream? He also got to know her. What she thought was freedom turned into out to be an inexorable clutches of sex trafficking” (“Survival Story”). Trafficking is a dangerous act that can get young people

Sex trafficking within the United States is a threat to homeland security and as a community, we need to find a solution to reduce it. “Sex trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to exploit human beings for commercial sex purpose” (Department of Homeland Security). A federal policy is needed because every year, millions of men, women, and children worldwide are victims of sex trafficking (Department of Homeland Security). “Many of these victims are lured with false promises of financial or emotional security; and they are forced or coerced into commercial sex” (Department of Homeland Security). To reduce sex trafficking in the United States, there should be educational programs in the public schools, educating students on

The act of sex trafficking has been around for many years and has always been a problem. This industry has harmed millions of people lives each year and yet there is still little action being done to stop it. Trafficking is defined as the act of forcing a person to do something, and in this case it is forcing people to sell their bodies for sex (Morrison 9). The industry of sex trafficking was originally started in 1994 and makes a preposterous amount of money, which ranges from five to seven billion dollars per year to the owners of the slaves (7). This industry is seen in many countries, including Spain, Russia, India, Germany, Brazil, United States, Mexico, and most of eastern Europe. These are just some of the big countries that

It is noted, that arrests and fines are not much of a deterrent, since prostitutes quickly return to the streets to sell sex. (Ivie, 2013). By and large, during the 1980’s several of the larger cities in the United states spent more money on enforcing prostitution laws, than on education, public welfare, health care and hospitals (Raymond, 2013). This should be deemed as unacceptable in such a modern day society. Prostitution, whether done in the alleyways of downtown Columbia, or bedroom of a five star hotel, it is not going anywhere. Those who have no emotional or spiritual connection to sex, will never view it the same way as people who do. Criminalizing prostitution has failed to diminish or eradicate its existence.

According to the United States government, criminals are making 9.5 billion a year in the sex trafficking business (“Poverty and Sex Trafficking”).

Since the mid 1990’s the Unites States has played a leading role in putting sex trafficking in person on the global community’s radar and in addressing trafficking in the United States.  However, prior to 2000 there was no comprehensive Federal Law that protected victims of trafficking or to enable prosecution of their traffickers. The passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000(TVPA) made human trafficking a Federal Crime and was enacted to assist

Human trafficking, more specifically sexual trafficking has existed for centuries luring victims in traps in which they cannot get out. However, what happens when they chose to enter the industry? What happens when women build emotional and psychological connections with the people that are trapping them in the industry? Does the answer to this change when a victim is removed from the sex trafficking industry, but replaced in a situation with a similar or worse lack of mobility? Contractualism and Feminist care ethics provide no firm answer, however, the juxtaposition of such arguments shows the flaws in each solution.

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In order to have a clear understanding of what events may occur with the interrelated topics such as prostitution, and sex trafficking prostitution has to be clearly defined. Also, given the broad term of prostitution there are different distinctions for prostitution, and they will be explained further within this proposal. Next, the substantial information that will be imperative for this proposal is as follows in chronological order.

The sex trafficking trade has been largely acquainted with countries in Europe and South America of the years. Nonetheless, this epidemic in reality has been in the United States for some time. The United States has become tolerable because of the amount of money the sex business industry brings in annually. The youths trapped in prostitution, brothel, massage services has been on the upsurge due to a lack of assistance. Lack of acknowledgment by the government and the media has been astounding. To comprehend how to combat the issue one must be aware there has been a problem occurring. Therefore it would be essential to provide the necessary statistics for individuals to know which youths are targets by their vulnerability. The types of

It will take a lot of work to stop the issue of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is a world wide issues that has been spread so much. This crime has made a lot of money already. Schools can help and provide programs for childrens. “School personnel who suspect a trafficking incident should follow their school district’s protocol for responding to such incidents (National center for homeless education 1).” Schools that do not have an established protocol should consider adopting a formal protocol on how to recognize and respond to trafficking among students.