Human Trafficking In South Dakota

Human trafficking has become one of many issues within the borders of the United States as well as other countries. It seems that quite a few people have come to terms with trafficking and other forms of prostitution to be socially acceptable within and outside the realms of their own country. Even though a lot of these individuals see the injustice when it comes to sex trafficking, there are policies and values that tend to take precedence over the morality of the issue. With over hundreds of thousands of men, women, and even young children being purchased and sold into slavery and hard labor without a care in the world for them. It becomes quite clear after seeing this that this topic needs to seriously be addressed and closely examined.

Human trafficking: the trade of humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labor, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. In most cases, the public only sees a slight representation of this illegal behavior is only seen in high octane movies, but what if it were more embedded in the “real” life? In the past decade, there were over 2000 traffickers convicted and fbi.gov concludes that of these 2000 individuals, there were 14,000-18,000 people harbored by these traffickers. Compared to the world’s population, this number seems very insignificant, but imagine a small town like Council Grove, Kansas; the town holds roughly 2100 individuals. That means

Nevertheless, Wisconsin has been decreasing and saving countless lives for those who are suffering and putting their life at risk of being in human trafficking. “The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new” - Socrates, The following quote represents how a community can impact many lives of those who have been victims of forced sexual activity, commercial sex and most importantly people who are severely wicked and are making a living off trading people for the purposes of exploiting them. This quote visualizes how the effect of human trafficking can impact a civilian, victim, community, and those who have illegally mistreated another human for personal gain. To those who have experienced

One of the growing issues in our society is sex trafficking. Sex Trafficking is a hidden crime because victims rarely come forward to seek help due to language barriers, fear of the traffickers, and they do not know where or who to turn too. These young girls are lured into prostitution by force, fraud, or promises of a better life. Sex Trafficking is a serious crime that often goes overlooked because people are uncomfortable with the issue, and are not sure how to fight it. This issue can be found even at our own back door. The same interstate many Lamar Orange students use is the same one sex traffickers use to transport their victims. One in every five victims of human trafficking in the U.S. travels through Texas along Interstate ten. (Texas

I analyzed human trafficking in two different locations of the United States, one being California, and another being Florida. My main reason for choosing the two was because both states have been actively participating in working on helping the police, and prosecutors identify and prosecute trafficking. In California local police have been able to “identify 1,277 victims, initiated 2,552 investigations, and arrested 1,798 individuals” in regards to human trafficking cases (California Justice Department). In California we have our own legal definition to help us identify trafficking through the passing of AB 22 in 2005. California defines human trafficking as “all acts involved in the recruitment, abduction, transport, harboring, transfer, sale or receipt of persons, within national or across international borders, through force, coercion, fraud or deception, to place persons in situations of slavery or slavery-like conditions, forced labor or services, such as prostitution or sexual services,

The impact of human trafficking can be felt all throughout the United States in all 50 state including Washington, D.C. There is no identifiable pattern for human trafficking victims; the victims can be adult and minor from rural, suburban, or urban communities. According to the national human trafficking resource center (NHTRC) the most vulnerable victim of these human trafficking rings are usually runaway and homeless youth. Even individuals who experienced violence and trauma in the past are more susceptible to being primed into human trafficking. Since human trafficking is so diverse the impact is felt across the board and the manipulation of adults and minors no matter their socio-economic background or education they are still being

I would have never imagined that in my community young men, women, and children are being forced into the trafficking industry. Each and every city in the world has a specific place in which targets are most commonly picked out. Barbara Wheeler, the state representative from Illinois, informed me on the issues of human trafficking in Illinois, Crystal Lake included. She described how massage parlors in Illinois are used as ways to bring in women, to be forced to perform sex acts for the customers (Wheeler). The fact that this is happening so close to my home is very frightening. I cannot fathom how difficult this is for these women to go through and not have a say in what is to be done. One of the biggest questions I had running through my mind at the beginning of this project was why aren’t we (the community) doing anything to stop and help these women?

According to the Bureau of Justice, human trafficking is becoming the nations second largest problem, following the war on drugs (“Anti Human Trafficking Initiative” 1.) Statistics on human trafficking in the United States are very scarce and there have not been many studies conducted on the issue. Of the studies done, many of the studies focus only on minors. 100,000-300,000 children are prostituted each year in the United States. In the Ohio, 1,078 people will be trafficked into the sex trade each year. Between January 2003 and June 2006, 15 human trafficking cases were identified in the Columbus and Toledo area. Human trafficking is not something that only takes place in foreign areas, which is why the Polaris project is working to fight human trafficking not only in foreign areas but also in the United States.

Human trafficking is a serious problem in modern society. In fact, the United Nations has referred to it as “one of the gravest human rights violations of our times” (“Secretary - General Calls Human Trafficking”). It is a fast growing industry that affects millions. No gender, age, or status is spared from the cruelty that is trafficking. To stress this point again, human trafficking is not just a problem of the “world” or “United States”, in general. As previously seen, it strikes very close to home, affecting hundreds of men, women, and children of our own community. In fact, “North Carolina ranked as a top-10 state for human trafficking with Charlotte being the top destination. It is estimated that more than 1,700 girls are trafficked

Human trafficking is where humans are taking against their will and forced to participate in tasks that are demoralizing and are in horrible conditions that pose sexual and mental health risks. Thus, making human trafficking modern day slavery because individuals are forced into labor where they don’t get monetary compensation and are unable to leave their atrocious circumstances. Human trafficking can affect both genders; however, women and children are used for domestic servitude and in the sex trade, whereas, men and boys are used for more laborious positions. Human trafficking is not just a United States problem it is a global problem as well. Human trafficking is a major problem here in Florida, because Florida is the third highest state for human trafficking. Humans are being trafficked within countries and across international borders, and human trafficking happens in our own neighborhoods

California seems like such a nice state, but human trafficking is a huge problem there. Human trafficking is the act of moving humans illegally from one country or area to another for forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. California is one of the top four destination in the US for human trafficking to happen due to the large amount of airports, harbors, a strong economy, international borders, and a big group of native and immigrant populations. In 2002, the Department of Justice said that in California, 14% of all victims of human trafficking received help which is only a small percentage. Statistics show that victims are too scared to admit they have been trafficked or don’t want to cooperate with the laws which is why only a small

Slavery in the United States is not over. Everyday, people are being forced into an industry that will change or end their life. The human Trafficking Industry thriving and it needs to be stopped. Human Trafficking is the transportation of people, typically to different countries, where they are typically forced into labor or sex exploitation. It is a violation of human rights and it could happen to anyone. It is very popular in major cities, especially in central california. The United States has tried many times to stop or assist in ending the sex trafficking problem. Laws have been created by the national government to punish human trafficking offenders. However, they are not doing a lot to find and support human trafficking victims. Consequently

Products from all over the world are being distributed and sold from other countries to people in the United States. Imports and exports to and from the U.S include products as wide ranged as food, clothes, and even people. Human trafficking is a worldwide problem, including the United States. Currently, there are approximately 20.9 million people enslaved throughout the world with 2.5 million located in the United States. About 14,500 - 17,500 of foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States every year (Human trafficking statistics). These statistics show that slavery is still alive and flourishing throughout the entire world. When humans are exchanged, exploited, and forced into prostitution, and involuntary labor, it is called human trafficking. Human trafficking is a very serious problem which has been going on for centuries; I believe spreading awareness is imperative to solving this ongoing problem. There has been many government attempts to try to alleviate this problem in the past with the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment,

I mainly just picked sex trafficking in the United States because this is a ‘Dear America” presentation. I do acknowledge that this is happening every where in the world and that this is a universal crises, I just wanted to focus on the U.S since a lot of people are not aware that this is still happening here, just like over seas. Since 2016, there has been human trafficking has rose to 35.7 percent according to UPI.com. There was a total of more than 26,000 calls on the trafficking hotline. According to UPI, the National Human Trafficking Hotline stated "Left unchecked, human trafficking will continue to flourish in environments where traffickers can reap substantial monetary gains with relatively low risk of getting caught or losing

many academics, public officials, law enforcement authorities, and the news media believe human trafficking to be among the most tragic and horrendous transnational criminal activities facing us today. Victims are typically transported from