practice generates billions of dollars in criminal proceeds at home and abroad. In fact, after drugs and gun-running, sex trafficking is the largest source of money for criminal organizations in the United States. Given the enormity of the problem and the vast sums of money that are involved, it is not surprising that the international community has not been successful in eliminating this practice. To determine the facts, this paper provides an analysis of the relevant literature concerning the correlation between prostitution and human trafficking to demonstrate that the two have an inextricable but difficult to quantify effect on each other. A summary of the research and important… Continue Reading...
State University, N.d.):
"Sex trafficking is essentially the buying or selling of a person for the purpose of sexual exploitation or the trade in rape, as IJM calls it. "Demand fuels the purchase of human beings for sex" and if there is a demand, people will make sure to provide a supply. The reason why the demand is so high is because of our culture that "tolerates or promotes sexual exploitation; men who buy commercial sex; exploiters who make up the sex industry; and states that are complicit in providing safe haven for… Continue Reading...
is a global industry and law enforcement often faces great difficulty tracking down the black market sources for child pornographic material, human traffickers, and other perpetrators.
The sex trafficking on minors is a major global industry, integrated with organized crime, and recent research is emerging with alarming statistics revealing the extent of the problem with 5,544 reported cases in the United States alone in 2015 (Mcpherson, 2016). These are just the reported cases; it is likely that the majority of incidents have not yet been reported. Even worse, some children find that when they ask for help or come forward to law enforcement, they become embroiled in the criminal justice system themselves, placed in untenable foster care… Continue Reading...
a scale that almost rivals that of sex trafficking and similar endeavors is a very dangerous part of the paradigm scares away many, but not all, people when it comes to organ markets and sales frameworks (Rohter, 2004).
One country that has legalized autonomous organ trade that has gotten the attention of even some scholars in the West is that of Iran. A study was done about the subject in a 2008 academic journal article. It is openly suggested in the headline of the journal that Iran's pattern of paying kidney donors should perhaps become the norm… Continue Reading...
future perpetration and victimization of violence, injury, delayed development of the brain, sexually transmitted diseases, taking part in sex trafficking, reproductive health issues, restricted employment opportunities, lower academic success, and non-communicable illnesses (CDC, 2019). The impacts childhood abuse or trauma directly relate to greater risks of substance abuse, imprisonment in adulthood, and mental health issues.
Overview of the problem
Four different groups of child abuse are described by the American CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and lastly neglect. The first three groups involve actions that directly bring about harm, threats of harm, likelihood of harm. Neglect can be described as… Continue Reading...
