The Role Of Human Trafficking In The United States

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Section I: Overview Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. It is the illegal trade in human beings through abduction, the use or threat of force, deception, fraud, or sale for the purposes of sexual exploitation or forced labor. The prevalence of human trafficking into and within the United States is difficult to estimate for several reasons. Given the covert nature of the crime, accurate statistics on the nature, prevalence, and geography of human trafficking are difficult to calculate. U.S. government-funded antitrafficking projects often lack some important elements that allow projects to be monitored, and little is known about project impact due to difficulties in conducting evaluations. At the international level, the legal…show more content…
and is focused on state and local organizations. Data on human trafficking are not consistently available for several reasons. Trafficking victims are a hidden population, which is hard to reach because trafficking is a clandestine activity similar to irregular migration and forced labour. Moreover, confidentiality concerns may limit the degree to which data are made publicly available. The methodology is based on review and analysis of available data. Quantitative data will be obtained from the annual report of The United States Department of Justice, and qualitative data – from focus groups. 2010 Report, Department of…show more content…
What services did you receive? 9. Did you face any obstacles in accessing these services? 10. Was information about your rights and services (benefits) presented to you in a clear way that you could understand everything? 11. Did you feel comfortable talking about your problems with service providers? 12. What made you feel comfortable or uncomfortable? 13. Was there anything that you needed that no one was able to help you with? 14. What did you like or dislike while being helped? 15. Would you return to any of these service providers (agencies) for help? Why would you return? Why would you not? 16. If you had a chance to give advice to service providers trying to help trafficking victims, what advice would you give? We would like you to help us evaluate these services. We want to know how to improve services for trafficking victims. Do you have any comments? Is there anything that you wanted to say about services to trafficking victims, but didn’t have a chance to say? Thank you for coming today and sharing with us. Section IV: Impact

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