Sex Trafficking In Idaho

Human Trafficking Sex trafficking has grown profusely in recent years and as more women and children become victim to this vicious cycle awareness seems to remain low. What can we as a society to stop it? Happening most in urban areas where international travel occurs frequently, the United States still has no uniform procedure to follow when encountered.
Though many don’t know it, or choose not to believe it, human trafficking takes place around us. We would never expect horrible things like this to happen in Idaho, but unfortunately it does. Boise is a place in Idaho that experiences human trafficking frequently. ("Human Trafficking 101." Boise Weekly. Web. 11 Dec. 2015.) It occurs most often in undeveloped countries, where law enforcement is minimal. ("United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime." FAQs. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.) Trafficking can happen through deception or kidnapping. ("Human trafficking." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.) A more well known form of sex trafficking is prostitution, when it has been forced upon the victim.
The most common victims are women and children, quite often from third world countries. Some women are sold or trafficked by those close to them, others by completely random people. A study from United
Siddrath Kara, author of Sex Trafficking: Inside the business of Modern Slavery, writes, “Unlike a drug a human female does not have to be grown, cultivated, distilled, or packaged. Unlike a drug, a human female can be used by the customer over and over again.” Absolutely no human deserves to have their rights and dignity stripped from them and to be continually degraded. No one, no matter their ethnicity, gender, age, social status, birth place, etc. is less than or should be treated less than another. Human trafficking hurts not only the victims, but also the family, friends, and peers of the victim.