This document discusses human trafficking and efforts to combat it. It defines human trafficking as a crime that exploits people for profit. The main causes of human trafficking are kidnapping, deception, and poverty, with traffickers making promises of money or pleasure. Various organizations work to help victims of human trafficking and support anti-trafficking programs that raise awareness and provide services to survivors. Prevention through education is key to reducing human trafficking.

1. By Linda Langevoort

2. THESIS
Human trafficking is a crime that exploits
people and with self awareness, we may be
able to prevent it.
(Adelaide, D.)

3. BIG MARKET
• A trafficker’s main goal is to make big money.
• This is a crime that is happening globally.
• Are government officials participants?
• Enforcement can be difficult.
• Cases are hard to prove due to lack of
witnesses.
• It is related to gangs, crime
networks, corrupt people, brothel owners
and so on.

4. CAUSES
• Main reasons for human trafficking are
kidnapping, exploitation and slavery.
• Promises of pleasure, money and use of
persuasion are used.
• Poverty is high in victims of human
trafficking.
• Deception by abusers many times leads to
trust by the victims.
UrbanMinistry.org, (n.d.)

5. THE OPERATION
The sex industry is mainly females and
children. It happens locally and throughout
the United States. The average girl is 12-14
years old. For boys, the age is 11-13 years
old. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act
in 2000, brought self-awareness
programs, monitoring, sanction programs
and protection. Many organizations are
combatting this crime.
Rodriguez, A., Hill R. (2011)

6. Safe Horizon is an
TYPES organization that
provides services to the
• Labor survivors in over 360 cases
trafficking of human slavery. Anti-
trafficking programs such
• Sex trafficking as this can help victims.
SafeHorizon.org, (n.d.)

7. HELPING INDIVIDUALS
• Posters in high traffic areas.
• Handouts and Flyers
• Informational bookmarks
• Hotline phone numbers
• Billboards
(U.S. Department of State)
(Doromal, W., 2008)

8. PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS
Anti-trafficking programs help victims by
putting victims in contact with legal
services, community-based
organizations, law enforcement and
government agencies and health care
practitioners.
They constantly work towards rights for
trafficked persons.
(International Rescue Committee)
(Network Of Victim Assistance, 2008)

9. CONCLUSION
Prevention is a means of cutting down on
human trafficking. We cannot sweep it
under the rug! If it were happening to
people in your community or neighborhood
would you ignore it? Help to prevent a
tragedy from happening or someone from
becoming another victim. Use the
techniques of self-awareness to combat
this horrific crime. You can help!

10. (Eligo Design, 2011)

11. REFERENCES
Adelaide, D. (Photographer). (n.d.). I'm not for
sale. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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trafficking
Doromal, W. (Photographer). (2008). Human
trafficking is slavery. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
http://www.google.com/imgres

12. REFERENCES
Finckenauer,J., Schrock, J. (2006). Human
trafficking: A growing criminal market in the
u.s.. Retrieved from
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/218462.pdf
UrbanMinistry.org. (n.d.). Human trafficking:
Definition, prevalence, and causes. Retrieved
from
http://www.urbanministry.org/wiki/human-
trafficking-definition-prevalence-and-causes

13. REFERENCES
SafeHorizon.org. (n.d.). Anti-trafficking
program. Retrieved from
http://www.safehorizon.org/index/what-we-
do-2/anti-trafficking-program-
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U.S. Department of State. (n.d.). 20 ways you
can help fight human trafficking. Retrieved
from
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/id/help/index.htm

14. REFERENCES
Internal Rescue Committee. (n.d.). Fighting
human trafficking. Retrieved from
http://www.rescue.org/our-work/anti-
trafficking-initiative
Network Of Victim Assistance.
(Photographer). (2008).Human trafficking -
modern-day slavery. [Web Photo]. Retrieved
from
http://www.novabucks.org/humantraffickin
g.html

15. REFERENCES
Eligo Design. (Photographer). (2011). End
human trafficking. [Web Photo]. Retrieved
from
http://eligodesign.deviantart.com/art/End-
Human-Trafficking-201928375