Human trafficking is a crime against humanity that involves exploiting people through force, coercion or deception for purposes such as forced labor or prostitution. It is estimated that 700,000 to 4 million people, mostly women and children, are trafficked worldwide each year, generating $7 billion in profits. Trafficking can have severe psychological effects on victims such as depression, trauma and lack of trust. The FBI's Los Angeles task force works to address human trafficking in the region.

1. Human Trafficking
 By Jonathan Davila
 CHLD 1
 3 April 2012
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2. What is Human
Trafficking?
“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.”
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3. History and Statistics
 Can be traced back to 1492
when Christopher Columbus
used Africans and Native
Americans as slaves.
 “The United Nations estimates
that 700,000 to 4 million
women & children are
trafficked around the world
for purposes of forced
prostitution, labor and other
forms of exploitation every
year.”
 Trafficking is estimated to be
a $7 billion dollar annual
business.
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4. Examples of
Human Trafficking
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5. Effects on Family & Child’s Life
 Depression
 Psychological abuse
 Trauma
 Fear of being unsafe or unprotected
 Lack of trust in other people
 Resentful towards other people
 Hardship
 They might end up with the trafficker if the victim
is deported
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6. Federal Bureau of Investigation
 Contact Los Angeles Metro
Area Task Force on Human
Trafficking
 Located in Downtown Los
Angeles
 Available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week
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7. Work Cited
 Aronowitz, Alexis A. Human Trafficking, Human Misery : The Global Trade In Human
Beings. Praeger, 2009. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 3 Apr. 2012.
 O’Connor, Anne-Marie. "Mexican Cartels Move into Human Trafficking." Washington
Post. The Washington Post, 28 July 2011. Web. 01 Apr. 2012.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/mexican-cartels-move-into-
human-trafficking/2011/07/22/gIQArmPVcI_story.html>.
 "United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime." What Is Human Trafficking? UNODC, 13
Mar. 2012. Web. 13 Mar. 2012. <http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human
trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html>.
 Wheaton, Elizabeth M., Edward J. Schauer, and Thomas V. Galli. "Economics Of
Human Trafficking." International Migration 48.4 (2010): 114-141. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 3 Apr. 2012.
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8. The End
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