...the growing crime. In attendance were delegates from more than 100 countries, law enforcement teams, business leaders, legislators, and recognized experts on human trafficking (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, n.d). The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, described the problem as "a monster whose shape, size and ferocity we can only guess" (UNODC, n.d). Throughout this paper the researchers will examine the nature of the population and social issues confronting them and explore the macro practice interventions. First, look at human trafficking and what defines it. DEFINITION Human Trafficking is the modern day practice of slavery, according to the Polaris Project (Polaris Project, n.d.). Human trafficking has a basis of the recruitment, harboring, and transportation of people solely for the purpose of exploitation, forcing and coercing individuals into labor or sexual operations. Transferring or transporting across the borders of one’s country does not define human trafficking. Many times human trafficking is occurring within the confinements of the city, state, and native country. What makes modern day slavery so different from the past is the fact in which traffickers no longer require...
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...That human trafficking is based off the abuse of power. The quote. Furthermore, one of the most dedicated and largest anti-trafficking organization in the United States is the “Polaris Project”. Polaris Project figured that, “estimated that 18,000 foreign people are taken into the United States annually. The number of US citizens sold into slavery has increased since Wilberforce’s time and is still an issue today and in so many other countries.” This fact that was found by Polaris Project shows how we have not improved since the first movement against trafficking. There has been no change during all the years that have passed since 1833. Now it something international, and can happen in other countries not only in third world countries like the United States of America. Polaris Project shows the facts of how human trafficking has spread and also how human...
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...Directed Research Human Trafficking-The Sex Trade Research Paper Raquel Barbour Fall Semester 2012 Florida Gulf Coast University Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………...………...….……3 What is Human Trafficking? ……………………………………………………………..…...4 What is the Sex Trafficking? …………………………………………………..…………….5-6 The Case of Texas Sex Slaves.………….…………………………………………………....6-7 The Case of Houston Sex Slaves…………..…………………………………………………7-9 The Case of Cleveland Sex Slaves………..…………………………………………..…………9 The Case of the New Jersey Sex Slaves……….…………………………………………....10-11 All in the Family…………………………………………………………………………….12-13 The Polaris Project………………………………………………………………………….13-14 Conclusion…………………..…………………………………………………………………..14 References……………………………………………………………………..……………15-16 Introduction Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity. It involves an act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them (Wylie, 2006). Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. Every country in the world is affected by trafficking. The effect may be that the country is the country of origin for the victims. The country may be used as a transit underground tunnel for the traffickers. Finally the country that is affected by human trafficking may be the victims’ destination point and introduction to their hell on earth. Whichever...
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...1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY These business plans outlines the strategy for sales of enterprise software planning solutions to optimum the usage of mobile phone and provide the convenient system to our user. Polaris Private Limited (PPL) will act as the software developer to enhance the usage of mobile phone. We expect a high degree of profitability based on our plan to key in on businesses that have already expressed the need for such services and products to the software manufacturer. Our management expertise in dealing with corporate decision makers and our reputation will be the cornerstone of our success and be a funded that we needed to develop our system. . M&M PHONE in Polaris Private Limited. It is a local company with 100% Bumiputera status. It begins with new introducing and promoting the well-known concept of smart and high tech system that provides services towards customer and makes their daily life more effective and easy regarding using their mobile phone. We got the idea from e-wallet and we tend to expend the idea and come up with M&M phone and create a new environment of life which is modern and easy life in one pocket. With M&M PHONE user can make use their mobile phone as maximum they can. Our system was first conceived as a method of storing various forms of electronic money (e-cash), but with little popularity of such e-cash services, the M&M PHONE has evolved into a service that provides internet users with a convenient way to store and use online...
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...| Human Trafficking | Business Law II | Dr. Annette Whitby | | | | Amanda Ransdell 4/25/2013 Outline Introduction: Human trafficking is the fastest increasing criminal industry in today’s world, coming in second after illegal drug-trade. This type of slavery has been traced back to the ancient Mesopotamian and Mediterranean civilization and has continued to grow. What is human trafficking? Commonly referred to as "modern-day slavery" is the illegal trade of human beings in return for labor or for exploitation (Sex Trafficking in the U.S., 2013). “Trafficking in persons” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of other or other forms of sexual exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.” [ (Human Trafficking Full Definition, 2012) ]. A. Definition “trafficking in persons” B. Women and children succeptible C. Health related problems D. Statistics/Government I. Government Acts A. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) B. Mann Act...
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...forward. We are all about the future of American motorcycles. - Mark Blackwell, Victory Vice President1 Mark Blackwell, vice president in charge of Victory Motorcycle at Polaris Industries, glanced up at company headquarters in Medina, Minnesota as he pulled his gleaming cruiser into the parking lot. An accomplished rider himself, winning the national 500cc motocross championship and being inducted into the American Motorcycle Association’s Hall of Fame, he knew his company’s bikes had come pretty far since they were first introduced to the riding public in 1998. With the development of the new Vision, a luxury touring bike, and the steady release of aggressively-styled cruisers, the company had continually innovated throughout its first decade in business. Yet Blackwell pondered the recurring questions facing Victory Motorcycles and Polaris. He wondered if the initial decision to diversify into heavyweight motorcycles was the right road to take. He realized Polaris took a big risk by moving into motorcycles and going up against the recognized powerhouses in the industry. He questioned if Victory could continue successfully competing against the Japanese giants, new energetic and innovative motorcycle companies, and their closest rival Harley-Davidson. Victory began making motorcycles in 1998. From 1998 to 2006 Polaris had invested over $100 million in motorcycle development and by 2006 the division was profitable for the first time. Victory sales were $113...
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...For this peer review was used EBSCOhost database. Search was made in September and October, 2015. The initial attempt used those key words: child sex trafficking, and social work, and United State of America, treatment, resources, survivor or victims of child sex trafficking. It was difficult to find treatment as a main topic of those articles. This topic is not new, but it is not main topic in the articles. The treatment for survivors of child sex trafficking. Also, it was decided that treatment perhaps was used in other countries where they have similar problems as in the United States of America. In these countries, therapists, doctors, and professional have developed some multidisciplinary treatment that may understand how important the...
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...HISTORICAL PROJECT 2570 bc The Great pyramid of giza completed The Pharaohs built the pyramids and today archaeologists still argue about how they achieved this feat. Ancient records show there were managers for each of the four faces of the Great Pyramid, responsible for overseeing their completion. We know there was some degree of planning, execution and control involved in managing this project. 208 BC Construction of the Great Wall of China Later still, another of the Seven Wonders of the World was built. Since the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), construction of the Great Wall had been a large project. According to historical data, the labor force was organized into three groups: soldiers, common people and criminals. The Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered millions of people to finish this project. 1917 The Gantt chart Developed by Henry Gantt (1861-1919) One of the forefathers of project management, Henry Gantt is best-known for creating his self-named scheduling diagram, the Gantt chart. It was a radical idea and an innovation of worldwide importance in the 1920s. One of its first uses was on the Hoover Dam project started in 1931. Gantt charts are still in use today and form an important part of the project managers' toolkit. 1956 The American Association of Cost Engineers (now AACE International) Formed Early practitioners of project management and the associated specialties of planning and scheduling, cost estimating, cost and schedule control formed the AACE...
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...CPM/PERT Presented by DATE- 08 Aug. 2014 Shravan Kumar Project “A project is a series of activities directed to accomplishment of a desired objective.” Plan your work first…..then work your plan Network analysis Introduction Network analysis is the general name given to certain specific techniques which can be used for the planning, management and control of projects. One definition of a project: “A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a "unique" product or service” History Developed in 1950’s CPM by DuPont for chemical plants PERT by U.S. Navy for Polaris missile CPM was developed by Du Pont and the emphasis was on the trade-off between the cost of the project and its overall completion time (e.g. for certain activities it may be possible to decrease their completion times by spending more money how does this affect the overall completion time of the project?) PERT was developed by the US Navy for the planning and control of the Polaris missile program and the emphasis was on completing the program in the shortest possible time. In addition PERT had the ability to cope with uncertain activity completion times (e.g. for a particular activity the most likely completion time is 4 weeks but it could be anywhere between 3 weeks and 8 weeks). CPM - Critical Path Method Definition: In CPM activities are shown as a network of precedence relationships using activity-on-node network construction – Single estimate of activity time – Deterministic...
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...Summary MBH has been working on refinements to the project concept plans, bulk massing and building configurations, parking layouts, construction issues, Boulevard Terrace alternative driveways, conceptual unit sizes/mix, and other plan components. MBH was on hold for approximately one week, while we initiated the 2 market studies needed prior to finalizing the unit plans, sizes, mix, etc. MBH was given direction to move forward for the 3 parcels, assuming rental apartment product for Site A, and for-sale condominium product for Sites B and C. Preliminary plans have been presented by MBH for Sites A and C, and we are reviewing them further. We will be providing further direction on preferable unit floor plans for MBH to refine and incorporate into the plans. We have engaged 2 separate real estate market consulting firms - Paul Zeger-Polaris Pacific, and Susan State Associates, to provide recommendations for both for-sale and for-rent product, regarding such issues as unit sizes, unit mix, pricing, target markets, buyer/renter profiles, project amenities, and other important market information. Paul Zeger presented a draft of the Polaris-Pacific market analysis on 6-26-13. We are currently reviewing the draft. Susan State is scheduled to provide an initial draft study on 7-10-13. We were planning to submit the combined applications for General Plan Amendment, P-1 Planned Unit Development Rezone, Final Development Plan approval, TPM condo, and Lot Merge, on August 12, 2013. Given...
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...spill military secrets). I don’t understand how legal prostitution would stop the high rape rate? To me it seems like the legalization of sex slavery would encourage rape. This encouraged the “Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act” in 1956, initiated by India to legalize living on the earning from sex work and capturing then imprisoning women into prostitution. How could this new issue be controlled? Not until 1995 did the United Nations hold a world conference about trafficking. During this conference, members talked about the factors that encourage trafficking. What resulted was effective laws and programs to provide social, medical, and psychological needs. To help further this, in 2002, the “Polaris Project” was implemented. Created by Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman, the “Polaris Project” is a national, toll-free hotline to report or ask questions about trafficking. Finally, the most recent information about trafficking is President Barack Obama and his decision to make January to be Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11th to be National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The decision to end human trafficking began a campaign to have the government review the “Trafficking Victims Protection Act.” What Could Really Happen? Human trafficking is a huge issue still today. It causes parents to be afraid to let their children out of sight and causes others to be afraid to go overseas. The movie series Taken has not helped the human trafficking situation. The show tells...
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...Faith Lor CMST&101 Persuasive Speech November 12, 2013 Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery Thesis: By raising awareness and being involved in the movement, we can help prevent human trafficking. I. Attention A. Attention Getter: What is human trafficking? According to the Polaris Project, Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. It is the illegal trade of human beings, mainly for the purposes of forced labor and sex trafficking. B. Credibility: We thought that slavery was abolished in the 19th Century, but we were wrong. It is still happening till this day in 161 countries including the United States. As a matter of fact, it is happening in our own communities without us knowing or even being aware of it. II. Need (Problem) A. Problem: The problem with Human Trafficking is that every year thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. They are being exploited for manual and sexual labor against their will. B. Evidence 1. According to the A21 Campaign, there are more slaves in the world today than at any other point in human history, with an estimated 27 million in bondage. Only 1-2% of victims are ever rescued. 2. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states, “After drug dealing, trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second-largest criminal industry in the world.” 3. According to Not for Sale Campaign, slavery is wrapped...
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...17,500 people are trafficked into the United States from overseas and enslaved each year. (Bales and Soodlater 6). Slavery has always, and will always be a part of the world we live in. It has evolved from a socially acceptable way of life for the upper class to an illegal act for a cheap price. Human trafficking today is most commonly in the form of sexual slavery or forced labor. The United States government has begun to take notice in this new type of slavery epidemic and are taking action and trying to gain control, but sadly few human trafficking cases are solved a year. The human trafficking industry is the third most profitable illegal enterprise, following guns and drugs, making it a rapid growing industry. According to the Polaris Project “because human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries, the U.S. government and academic researchers are currently working on an up-to-date estimate of the total number of trafficked persons in the United States annually. With 100,000 children estimated to be in the sex trade in the United States each year, it is clear that the total number of human trafficking victims in the U.S. reaches into the hundreds of thousands when estimates of both adults and minors and sex trafficking and labor trafficking are aggregated.” (Human Trafficking) Although the...
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...According to the Polaris Project website, New Jersey is a tier 1 state, meaning that it complies with all of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s laws. The Polaris project website also rated New Jersey with a perfect score, stating that they’ve fulfilled all 10 law categories that fight against human trafficking (“2014 State Ratings on Human Trafficking Laws” Polaris Project, 2014). Even though New Jersey is meeting the requirements, it doesn’t mean that it’s not still happening. New Jersey is a prime location for human trafficking due to its proximity to Philadelphia and New York City, as well as smaller cities within the state itself like Atlantic City and Newark (Proebstle, 2012). They’ve increased staff and added a Human Trafficking Unity as well as forming about 500 human trafficking hotlines (Proebstle,...
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...housed in what were known as “comfort stations.” The conditions in these stations were horrible, the woman were placed in a small cubicle and would receive beatings as well as be tortured if they were disobedient. Because of this, many women died from the diseases they acquired, malnutrition, and exhaustion. The stations were also surrounded by barbed wire, making it impossible for the women to try and escape. The Japanese government set up these stations to prevent rape crimes in the public, prevent STD’s from spreading, and to provide comfort for soldiers so they wouldn’t tell military secrets. But as we can see it did the complete opposite. In the early 2000’s, the Polaris Project started something new to help decrease the trafficking problem within the United States. On February 14, 2002 the Polaris project was founded by Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman, two seniors who attended Brown University. Their key developments included a national toll free hotline where you can receive information or reports regarding human trafficking, as well as raise awareness and training law enforcement to deal with trafficking issues. During the month of January 2011, President Obama declared January to be Human Trafficking Awareness month, and January 11 marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. On...
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