Assignment : Human Trafficking Paper (Garded A+)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING Abstract Human trafficking has always been labeled as a degrading crime that occurs internationally. The crime itself involves all types of people, not subjected to race, age or gender. Human trafficking is commonly known as a sex crime however, it also involves labor and any forced actions. Preventing and combating human trafficking has never been easy and it requires effort from every person available. With that being said, we can not only rely on law enforcement and government officials to do all the work. It begins at the lowest level possible. In order to do this, we must understand human trafficking as a whole and all aspects involved. This literature analysis attempts to identify first some of the contributing factors, impact and lastly preventative measures in relation to human trafficking. Keywords: Human Trafficking; Sex Trafficking; Victims: Policy: Prevention; Crime 2 HUMAN TRAFFICKING Slavery has been known as an activity where people are sold or forced into labor, sex, and other unwanted action. People of slavery are coerced into actions that they would not engage in, stripping them of their freedom and rights to a free will mind. Although slavery itself was abolished, the concept of slavery is still alive today. That concept of slavery come in the form of trafficking, Sex trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act (Schmalleger, 2011, p. 624). Trafficking in persons (TIP) is defined as the exploitation of unwilling or unwitting people through force, coercion, threat, or deception (Schmalleger, 2011, p. 625). Human trafficking is a global crime. It involves the exploitation of individuals for sex and/or labor. Globally, 4 million people are believed to be victims of this crime each year (Farr, 2005). The effects of human trafficking can be experienced from the standings of the government to the closeness of the communities. Human trafficking, sex