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Final Thoughts on Trafficking Human trafficking is a practice as old as human civilization, but it represents an emerging topic because awareness around it and efforts to abolish it have increased. Although groups and agencies are working toward the abolishment of human trafficking, this practice still occurs throughout the world. Global instability and economic marginalization […]

The Effects on Victims of Trafficking Like other types of victimization, trafficking can cause serious mental, emotional, and physical effects. In addition to the trauma of being taken from their families and communities, victims of trafficking often experience extreme violence, which can cause serious long-term physical damage. Victims who are trafficked often have a severe

Laws Preventing Trafficking Today, trafficking is recognized internationally as a violation of international basic human rights. Human trafficking was legal in the United States until 1863, when the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people. In addition, laws around sex trafficking and labor have changed to decrease trafficking in the United States. Three of these newer laws

Trafficking Statistics As many as 12.3 million victims are trafficked globally (Smith, 2011). Although many people associate trafficking with something that occurs overseas, an estimated 1.5 million people are victims of trafficking in North America. The U.S. Justice Department estimates that between 1,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States annually. The Global

Current Issues and the Future of Victimization Learning Outcome: Analyze trends in trafficking and hate crimes. 12.1 Human Trafficking • Compare various trafficking types, their impact on victims and society, and how organizations are working to eliminate trafficking. Defining Human Trafficking Slavery is the more common term we think of when we discuss human trafficking.

Prevention Strategies According to the CDC (n.d.), a number of strategies can help prevent school violence. At the individual level, increasing student problem-solving skills, improving social skills, and early intervention can both reduce victimization and stop students from becoming the perpetrator. In addition, ensuring that students are comfortable reporting victimization early can be critical for

Impacts on Victims Violence against children can affect their developing brains and can result in long-term physical and mental effects. Image: Bullying impacts the brain. Authored by: Geralt. Source: https://pixabay.com/en/bullying-stress-head-brain-think-2778163/. License: CC-0 Like all other types of violence, including workplace violence discussed earlier in this module, youth violence causes both physical and mental health issues.

Statistics around School Violence Like other types of crimes, the data around school violence can be reported two ways—through official police and school data or through victims’ surveys. According to the CDC (2014), 7.8 percent of students were in fights on school grounds. Males were more likely to be in a fight (10 percent) compared

Types of School Violence Bullying and belittling can make children fearful, and it can affect their ability to interact well with teachers and other students. Image: Bullying. Authored by: Geralt. Source: https://pixabay.com/en/bullying-child-finger-suggest-3089938/. License: CC-0 Teachers, students, staff, and security can be perpetrators or victims of violence in a school. This can include physical violence, including

Examine school violence, its impact on victims, and system reactions to bullying. On February 14, 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and began to shoot students, staff, and teachers, killing 17 and injuring 14 others. This was the third deadliest school shooting, behind Virginia Tech in 2007 (32