Human Trafficking Awareness Paper

Abstract
The purpose of this research is to help others understand the problem of Human trafficking in the United States and its concentration in Houston, TX. It’s one of the largest serious organized crimes in the United states and continues to grow. Although little research has been conducted in regards to the Awareness of Human Trafficking in this study it will shine light on what research has been presented on the topic of Human Trafficking Awareness. It will explain what types of subtopics that fall within been classified Human trafficking, and how it's not the same as prostitution. The prevalence of this crime will be discussed along with the laws in place to protect trafficked persons, the policies knowledge and response to it. The research
Today many would refer to it as “Modern Day Slavery” because the people being forced into these activities have someone that is forcibly controlling them and demanding they do what they say or they are subjected to some sort of punishment Many women apply to false foreign job agencies or to education opportunities overseas, and go abroad voluntarily thinking they will receive schooling or have employment of a small sorts, only to find when they get to their destination that the actuality is very different, and that they are held captivate, raped and forced into the prostitution industry (The Freedom project ,2013). It first starts with some sort of deception from the perpetrator that is attempting to recruit victims. It is a secret crime as victims rarely come forward to seek aid because of language barriers, fear of the traffickers, and fright of law enforcement (DHS,2015). Although the data collected and reported was inceptive estimates cited in the TVPA (Trafficked victims Protection Act) suggested that approximately 50,000 individuals were trafficked into the United States each year (Clawson, Dutch, Solomon &, Grace,2009). Along with the fact that 20.9 million individuals are experiencing modern slavery (Overholt,2013). Other estimates have gone as high as 27 million (Polaris Project, 2010b). That is just to say what was reported because much of this crime is highly unreported because of the lack of victims that come forward or the offenders that are caught. This is just a little statistic on what has been reported so far that can allow the reader who is trying to become aware of the problem in their country more aware and combat against it in a positive way. This is a huge crime that continues to grow today in the United States and concentrates itself in places like Houston, TX because many young children that