conducted on the topic of sex trafficking in the United States provided significant data to initiate this research process on awareness in suburban areas. When analyzing other survey data, it became apparent that there is a knowledge gap. Particularly when analyzing the data gathered from a survey conducted by the National Association of Counties (“The Problem of Human Sex Trafficking”). In this survey they asked individuals from different size counties if they believe sex trafficking is an issue in their
Commoditizing sex is not a novel concept, it has been around for much of our history, and yet there is much more talk of the sex industry in modern society than it has been in the past. Part of the reason for this has been the oversexualization of Hollywood and the belief that fame is a commodity. Even fleeting fame is idolized, and people ignore the means of achieving fame at the prospect of earning those alluring so-called “fifteen minutes of fame”. The film Hot Girls Wanted exemplifies this
Sex Trafficking: How Can We Make It Stop? Introduction Sex trafficking is a problem that is happening and occurring all over the world. Many families and individuals suffer due to sex trafficking. Many people are not even aware of what it really is. Sex trafficking is when young girls, as young as five or six, get kidnapped and are used for the sexual pleasure of others with a profit, or are sold as sex slaves to other people. The official definition is, “Human sex trafficking is a form of slavery
he perpetuation of human sex trafficking and the rising numbers of trafficked victims is also linked to Thailand’s weak government. The combination of widespread corruption among government officials and the lack of enforcement of laws concerning the Thai sex industry has lead to the prominence of human sex trafficking. The 1996 Prostitution Prevention and Prevention Act was implemented to punish pimps, procurers, brothel owners and customers, however; this law and many others designed to protect
HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING Topic: Human sex trafficking in Houston Organization: Problem/Problem/solution Specific purpose: I would like my audience to understand that we live in Texas and are not very far from Houston and that Houston is one of the most intense human sex trafficking regions in the country. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “Houston is a great city known internationally for energy, medical center, great food and Human sex trafficking. Picture this, there was this girl who fell involve
Child Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia The world today faces many problems that are being combated by many organizations, yet there are broad ranges of challenges that are waiting to be fixed up but the efforts are not producing great results. One such problem human trafficking has been affecting many lives through years but through recent decades human trafficking both sexually and labor exploitation have risen drastically. Especially, in Southeast Asia, where child sex trafficking is a constant
that remains widespread through our country. Human trafficking is an enormous issue that is often overlooked this is a skeleton the United States has in the closet. In fact very little light is shown on this topic, but the awful reality is there and it seems to be growing rapidly by each day that goes by. Every day women, children, and even men are kidnapped, taken from their families, and forced into free labor and sexual exploitation. According
Prostitution, the act of “providing or receiving sexual acts, between a prostitute and a client, in exchange for money or some other form of remuneration” (Hock 557). The idea of exchanging sex for valuables has been seen since the beginning of human society; the first reported data about prostitution was reported around 3000 B.C.E in one of the first known civilizations, Mesopotamia (Caraboi and Fierbinteanu 362). Also, prostitution is often referred to as “the world’s oldest profession.” Today
Do you know what human trafficking is? Well, human trafficking is just another name for modern slavery. Different medias, like television shows and movies, make it look like human trafficking only happens in foreign countries or to foreign citizens. That however, is dangerously untrue. It is one of the biggest crime industries in America, behind drug and arms dealing. It’s happening right in our backyard, human trafficking is extremely prevalent in big American cities and states with international
Slavery is a modern, pervasive problem. Human trafficking has been found in every state in America (humantrafficking.org). It seems that most Americans likely live within a comfortable drive of someone who is being exploited through human trafficking. There is a growing trend in human trafficking toward sexual exploitation (Bennetts, 2011). The Information Age has helped to create new opportunities for sex trafficking to flourish. Information drives many modern experiences. A wealth of information