...Criminal Justice 330 Professor Marcella Wilhoite Strayer University Jacqueline R. Suarez October 14, 2013 United States has accused three countries of continuing to abet human trafficking. Russia, China, and Uzbekistan have been trafficking humans and forcing labor. President Obama stated that he would impose sanctions, all while trying to maintain relations with each country on strategic issues. All three countries have a combined estimate of 27 million victims. These countries are also responsible for forced labor, child labor and prostitution and even chattel slavery. Chattel slavery is where people are treated as property and can be bought and sold and forced to work. President Obama is threatening to sanction these countries by ceasing any type of foreign aid and withholding of American support from the World Bank. “The State Department’s rankings are required by law and a recent amendment by Congress forced the administration’s hand in cases where countries were on a “watch list” for more than consecutive years.” (Myers, 2013) Human trafficking is considered a Transitional crime as these crimes “are offenses whose in caption, acts, and impact involve more than one country.” (Dammer & Albanese, 2010) Transitional crimes happen between countries. Human trafficking is considered a transitional crime because humans are “trafficked” from country to country. These are crimes that occur between international boundaries. Transitional crimes involve two...
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...Running Head: Professional Ethical Standards Professional Ethical Standards Kolby Moore ADJ 235 Karen Bond December 1, 2013 In the criminal justice system there are is a broad spectrum of different jobs that are all challenging in their own ways. This career field is so broad and complex it has a position for every different type of individual. The position that I choose to summarize is the US border patrol, this is the position that I have the most interest in and would like to know more about. The United States Border Patrol, a federal government agency, frequently works with the Departments of Border Protection and Customs. It conducts operations under the supervision of the Department of Homeland Security. The Border Patrol is primarily responsible for protecting the nation's borders from drug smuggling and illegal crossings. When illegal border crossings are detected, Border Patrol agents are responsible for apprehending illegal immigrants. Because large quantities of drugs are smuggled into the U.S. through the border, Border Patrol agents also conduct operations to seize illegal drugs. Likewise, since terrorists have attempted to enter the U.S. via the border, Border Patrol agents are now involved with counter-terrorism. Demand is currently very high for qualified Border Patrol agents. The Border Patrol is the law enforcement division within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, and it acts under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security...
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...In my opinion, I don't believe anyone can ever truly understand someone's culture without living through it. Engulfing themselves in what most people will never understand. I cannot begin to fathom what everyone's culture may be in class, and I am certain of mine. All I can truly do, in my opinion, is observe. When we, as American's, hear the words “child marriage”, it brings a few emotions quickly to the surface. It could bring shock, amazement that it could ever happen, maybe even disgust and in a few extreme cases hatred. I am an American, and I can tell you that I jump to conclusions when I hear those words, or any word that may bring unpleasant thoughts. By doing this, however, I am unable to truly see the picture of someone else’s culture, or their day to day lives. What I know may be completely different than what others have to live through every day. I have decided to write about Romani gypisies and their culture and society. Mainly, about child marriage in their society. Now, there are several reasons I decided to write about this, the first and foremost being is that I would like to understand how a group of people could ever expect this to be okay, or for them a life style. The first thing I did was researched different backgrounds of Romani history, so I could get a better understanding of where they came from and where their culture originated. Romanis are believed to have lived, in their ancestors time, in a northern part of India. Their ancestors are also believed...
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...Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a multimillion dollar epidemic that occurs in every country in the world. Essentially, it is modern day slavery. According to the United Nations, human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation or receiving of persons with the intent of exploitation in any form. Victims of human trafficking are recruited by the use of force, fear, promise of a better life, along with many other things to convince an individual to go with the trafficker. Trafficking is done for the exploitation of an individual this includes prostitution, slavery, and forced labour. Since the early 1990’s, the UNODC (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime) has been working on a prevention plan for human trafficking and The Protocol to Prevent, Supress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons was developed. It states that “In addition to the criminalization of trafficking, the Trafficking in Persons Protocol requires criminalization also of persons whom attempt to commit a trafficking offence, the participation as an accomplice in such an offence, or organizing or directing others to commit trafficking” (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2012). This means that anyone who participates in human trafficking, be it the recruitment of victims or knowingly hiring a victim, will be criminalized for his or her actions. Canada is a destination for human trafficking. The highest percentage of individuals being smuggled into Canada are used for sexual exploitation, prostitution...
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...Legalization of Prostitution: Its effects on sex trafficking and society Prostitution and sex trafficking is a persistent issue around the world. Neighborhoods are plagued with women whom are scantily dressed, having sex in open and public places. Sex trafficking is directly affected by prostitution; legalizing prostitution would reduce the amount of women abducted and forced into prostitution or forced into becoming sex slaves. Legalizing prostitution would also allow women to be able to make their own decision whether prostitution is a morally acceptable profession for them or not. Prostitution should be a decision made by an individual and not by the government. The government should not be able to decide what is morally acceptable and what is not; State and religion are meant to be separate because every individual has the right to make their own decisions regarding their own life. There are many positive outcomes to making prostitution legal; crime would be reduced, the economy would benefit tremendously, prostitutes would be safer as well as removing the social stigma attached to prostitution. By legalizing prostitution the numbers of people trafficked would be reduced by eliminating the demand for sex trafficking. With the many successful legal prostitution establishments commonly known as brothels, it is clear that legal prostitution can work in today’s society....
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...culture today. On the other end, it is a form of empowerment. And in between is the common person with his or her own take on prostitution as either abuse, a profession, or something a little of both. Alongside this culture of moral, cultural and legal uncertainty and to confound the problem is prostitution’s purported connection to international human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. Therefore, on the one hand, prostitution’s reason for being illegal due to immorality may be obsolete, but should it remain somewhat illegal or banned altogether because it is linked to another crime that transcends borders and cultures? The following is a discussion on the same, and in the end, it is hoped that some clarity may be revealed from a puddle of obscurity. First, a brief introduction will be given about prostitution and human trafficking. Second, the laws of the United Kingdom and international law will be reviewed and analyzed. Third, a comparative review of current legal systems and how they address prostitution and the effects of each of them. Introduction: The Problem of Prostitution and Human Trafficking Over centuries of British history, attitudes and perceptions of prostitutes and prostitution have changed. These changes were in sync with the morals of the times. Today, prostitution is more readily accepted with the combination of more liberal views and part of...
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...RUNNING HEAD: RELATIVISM AND MORALITY Relativism and Morality Kaleen Cheney SOC/120 Russell Tompkins February 2, 2013 RUNNING HEAD: RELATIVISM AND MORALITY PAGE 1 In reading the Lenn Goodman Some Moral Minima, I have to agree that certain things are simply wrong. The issues such as genocide, famine, germ warfare, terrorism, hostages, child warriors, slavery, polygamy, and incest are all topics that Goodman discusses that I have to agree that I have the same point of view as. I agree with Goodman because he says that “culture or character do not matter much morally”, but “personal and cultural difference do set a tone”. Relativism is the belief that nothing is ‘wrong’, that each culture has the right to choose their definitions of what is right or wrong. Morals are personal taught behaviors of right and wrong actions and or behaviors. No matter what religion, race, or culture you are from, some things are just simply wrong. Goodman is very good at describing that every person whether it be a man, woman, or child has the rights to live and be free from any and all inhumane treatment. Terrorism, Hostages, and Child Warriors are the first of Goodman’s topics. We hear every day about terrorism and hostages but for me child warriors are a topic that I have kind of forgotten about. Child warriors are something that I personally think is a topic that does not fit with the Moral Minima in my opinion. We agree that certain things are just simply wrong but in...
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...Sex Trafficking and Slavery in the United States "She tied up my hands first, and then she put the tape over my mouth. And she put tape over my eyes," Debbie said. "While she was putting tape on me, Matthew told me if I screamed or acted stupid, he'd shoot me. So I just stayed quiet”...” Debbie said her captors drove her around the streets of Phoenix for hours. Exhausted and confused, she was finally taken to an apartment 25 miles from her home. She said one of her captors put a gun to her head”…” Debbie said she was then drugged by her captors and other men were brought into the room, where she was gang raped.” (Teen Girls’ Stories of Sex Trafficking in U.S.). Many Americans hear stories all the time of abduction and sexual slavery all around the world. They feel like something should be done about this injustice but since the acts are happening outside the country they feel disconnected. Unfortunately, most Americans are not as far from this problem as they would like to believe. Sex trafficking happens at an alarming rate in America. Between the years 1996-2000, America had the highest number of victims trafficked illegally into the country (Cullen-Dupont 44). With this high level of trafficking going on, why are many Americans unaware of this issue? They most likely believe that only foreign victims are trafficked into slavery, but the Texas Attorney General states that an epidemic exists of domestic women being forced into sexual slavery as well (Bellows 489). Debbie...
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...Case Study 1: Corporate Philanthropy Jamie Gross BADM 253 Trinity University Abstract The company I chose to do my case study on is Body Shop International PLC (and will be referred to as Body Shop in this case study). I will be writing on Body Shop’s background, their campaign against both animal testing and sex trafficking with an emphasis on sex trafficking. Body Shop has not faced any problems that I could find information on. Also, there is not much that I would do different then Body Shop. The company I chose to do my case study on is Body Shop International PLC (and will be referred to as Body Shop in this case study). Body Shop calls there selves “the original, natural and ethical beauty brand”[1]. They have over 2,500 stores in 60 markets worldwide. This company intrigued me due to the fact that they hold their self at a high accountability not only to the community around them but the world as a whole. Anita Roddick, human activist and founder of Body Shop said “The business of business should not be about money, it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good not private greed.”[2] Anita Roddick died in 2007 but Body Shop has continued to uphold her vision in there everyday business practices. To quote their website “people are the heart and soul of our business” and so is the environment. Body Shop seeks and sustains natural materials and ingredients as they feel “using all our planet’s resources wisely” guides their approach to business[3]...
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...Works Cited Bales, Kevin, and Ron Soodalter. The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University Of California Press, 2009. Print. Bertone, Andrea M. Ph.D. "HumanTrafficking.org | United States of America." HumanTrafficking.org: A Web Resource for Combating Human Trafficking in the East Asia Pacific Region. © 2001 - 2006 Academy for Educational Development., n.d. Web. 3 May 2011. <http://www.humantrafficking.org/countries/united_states_of_america>. Hodge, David R. "Sexual Trafficking in the United States: A Domestic Problem with Transnational Dimensions." http://www.worldwideopen.org/uploads/ resources/files/630/ TFGLO057_A_Domestic_Problem_Sex_Trafficking_in_the_US.pdf. N.p., 7 Sept. 2006. Web. 22 Apr. 2011. Hodge, David R., and Cynthia A. Lietz. "The International Sexual Trafficking of Women and Children." Affilia. © 2007 Sage Publications, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2011. <aff.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/2/163. >. Hughes, Donna M., and Janice G. Raymond. "Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States: International and Domestic Trends." http://www.ncjrs.gov/ pdffiles1/nij/grants/187774.pdf. N.p., Mar. 2001. Web. 22 Apr. 2011. Logan, T.K., Robert Walker, and Gretchen Hunt. "Understanding Human Trafficking In The United States: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse." http://tva.sagepub.com/ content/10/1/3.full.pdf+html...
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...Child Sex Trafficking. I. Introduction It would be ideal to imagine a world where children stay within the boundaries of innocence. However, numerous countries around the world make that dream impossible as child sex trafficking grows in abundance as the most common form of modern day slavery. On a daily basis, children are acquired by means of force, threat, and fraud in order to be exploited in forms of sexuality, slavery, and forced labor (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). Up to 50% of individuals who are forced into sex trafficking are minors, which a large portion consisting of women and girls. Despite an infeasibility of estimating a number of victims, the United Nations approximates about 2.5 million children from 127 different countries are subjected to this type of modern day slavery, while other sources claim as many as 27 million victims.1 Some governments overlook the existence of the crime statistically because of illegality, so an accurate number cannot be calculated and varies from region to region (U.S. Department of State, 2004, Trafficking in Persons Report, Washington, D.C.) II. Background The federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act defines the crime of sex trafficking as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act where such an act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced has not attained 18 years of age.” 2 Sexual trafficking has been...
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...Contemporary Organized Crime Article Names CJA January Instructor Contemporary Organized Crime Article When we think of human trafficking, we often think about third world countries, never here domestically. But the horrific reality is that human trafficking is alive and well in the United States. The article states that there are more people in the world today taken against his or her own will then ever before. 30 million people worldwide are enslaved today, putting it in the top three crimes worldwide next to illegal drugs and arm trafficking, that generates billions of dollars. Criminal organizations have capitalized on the exploitation of women and minors that have infested US soil. They are often sold as laborers or sex objects, referred to as prostitutes. The organizations find it easy to manipulate the minors making it easier when the minor gets order to have them more dependent on their “owner” with increased fear of running away or turning to law enforcement for help. The United States has established a Trafficking Victims Protection Act that deals from children being sold as sex slaves, child soldiers, forced child labor and others. The CNN Freedom Project has being raising awareness of human trafficking. The secretary of State Hillary Clinton even spoke on the issue of slavery. The Secretary of State advised that it is a crime and it could not be tolerated to treat any culture, community or country with slavery of any sort. Not For Sale is a nonprofit group...
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...VOTES ON CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS Taking the voting season spirit, I would like to share my opinion toward 3 propositions which appeal me most as follows: 1) Proposition 30: a. What is Prop 30? i. Sponsors / Proponents: The prop 30 is sponsored by Gov. Jerry Brown; California Federation of Teachers; and California Teachers Association ii. Effect on taxes: 1. Prop 30 would increase rates on taxable incomes above US$500,000; 2. Prop 30 would increase sales tax rate by a quarter-cent. iii. Impact on state budget and implications for school funding: 1. Raise on taxes would result in gain of revenues. These revenues would be deposited into a newly created Education Protection Account within the State’s General Fund 2. Revenues would also increase funding for K – 12 schools and community colleges b. My stance on this proposition: as a college student, I would be absolutely voting YES because of the following reasons: i. Stop another $6 billion in cuts to our schools this year. ii. Prevent steep tuition hikes for college students and their families. iii. Invest in our schools and colleges so we can prepare the next generation for the jobs of the future. In conclusion, if this prop does not pass, our classes will become enormous, our teachers will be removed and stripped of their livelihoods, and our education will suffer immensely. 2) Proposition 34: a. What is Prop 34? This initiative shall be known and may be cited as “The Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for California...
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...Human Trafficking Worldwide The scope of Human Trafficking Human trafficking is modern day slavery. In 2009, The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) gathered information from 155 countries regarding the scope and statistics of human trafficking. The data collected sheds light on a very grim and devastating affliction upon people and their human rights. Human trafficking has three elements. The first is the course of action that comprise “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons.” The second element is the methods by which the victims are obtained. These include “threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim.” The third element of human trafficking is the intention behind the action which consists of “exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs” (UNODC, 2011). Sexual exploitation is the predominant form of human trafficking. It accounts for 79% of all reported and documented human trafficking. The second most widespread form of human trafficking is forced labour. The reported incidents of forced labour make up 18% of human rights injustices by way of human trafficking. It can be assumed that this is a perversion of numbers as this form of violations is less likely...
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...Jeffrey Siefker Amanda Hayes English 151 19 February 2012 Decriminalization of Prostitution The question that I am exploring is should society allow individuals sell sex for money? This question is important because taxpayer money is being spent on Vice Police Units who patrol known prostitution locations and go under cover. It’s also important because through out history social policy and public law has changed back and forth on the issue of prostitution. I am interested on this issue because recently my hometown of Ottawa, Ohio, has had a scandal involving our town mayor being arrested for solicitation of prostitution, causing the loss of his job and embarrassment for our town. My first source was a documentary series on the History channel called “Sex in the Ancient World” specifically the episode I watched was “Pompeii”. “Sex in the Ancient World” is written and directed by Kurt Sayenga. Kurt Sayenga got his start with his magazine “Greed” which covered punk rock culture and quickly rose to stardom trough his multiple documentaries and his feature films like “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. His experience shows he is a very creditable source because he has blockbuster movies and is a respected by all of the film community. In this documentary the core issue was sex in Pompeii in ancient times. Pompeii was small Roman city of 6,000 when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 76 AD and sealed the city in volcanic ash like a time capsule. Pompeii is the first definite proof...
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