Policy Analysis: Federal Human Trafficking Victims Protection Act
Policy Analysis I Paper
Jarel Thomas
CJA/464
12/1/2014
Paul Brouilletti
Human trafficking is a criminal act of abducting vulnerable people like children and even adults in demand for money or other huge prizes from the families of the victims. Some mechanisms and strategies have been put in place to reduce and curb this act that is endangering children and also some adults in the UK. According to the research conducted, most of the children who are abducted are the talkative ones who like making new friends whenever they see or meet strangers (Mahdavi, 2011). The criminals are situated in strategic places either in the interior of the forests or in the houses built underground where there is minimal interaction with other people. In …show more content…
Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) strictly deals with the criminals by persecuting them, safeguarding the survivors and also protecting the victims of abductions. Once the traffickers are caught, they are severely punished and penalized significant fines or even face life imprisonment (Morehouse, 2012). Some of the departments in the US that have been established to deal with these cases include the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) which is required to print annual report about human trafficking. This policy is legislative-initiated since it issues specific laws to deal severely with the criminals who are caught violating the human rights by abducting people and demanding for money. The criminals are bound to be taken to court, and if they are proved guilty, they are responsible for imprisonment and other set …show more content…
The act has become a modern form of slavery that is against the human rights. It promotes corruption and even boosts laziness among the traffickers through deceitful means of getting quick money (Zimmerman, 2013). The act is not only a criminal act affecting some parts of the world, but also a global issue which needs to be address abruptly. It interferes with the family structure and strains in terms of finance. For example, individuals from an unfortunate background, once abducted they may be forced to borrow money or get a loan that have to be repaid with great interests on them after a period. Children from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia were anciently abducted and sent to the Western markets. The profits of this criminal business shot up. This encouraged the widespread act of human trafficking throughout the world. The cheap and quick labor force from the abducted people was the greatest promoter of this act in the western regions of the
Jarel Thomas
CJA/464
12/1/2014
Paul Brouilletti
Human trafficking is a criminal act of abducting vulnerable people like children and even adults in demand for money or other huge prizes from the families of the victims. Some mechanisms and strategies have been put in place to reduce and curb this act that is endangering children and also some adults in the UK. According to the research conducted, most of the children who are abducted are the talkative ones who like making new friends whenever they see or meet strangers (Mahdavi, 2011). The criminals are situated in strategic places either in the interior of the forests or in the houses built underground where there is minimal interaction with other people. In …show more content…
Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) strictly deals with the criminals by persecuting them, safeguarding the survivors and also protecting the victims of abductions. Once the traffickers are caught, they are severely punished and penalized significant fines or even face life imprisonment (Morehouse, 2012). Some of the departments in the US that have been established to deal with these cases include the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) which is required to print annual report about human trafficking. This policy is legislative-initiated since it issues specific laws to deal severely with the criminals who are caught violating the human rights by abducting people and demanding for money. The criminals are bound to be taken to court, and if they are proved guilty, they are responsible for imprisonment and other set …show more content…
The act has become a modern form of slavery that is against the human rights. It promotes corruption and even boosts laziness among the traffickers through deceitful means of getting quick money (Zimmerman, 2013). The act is not only a criminal act affecting some parts of the world, but also a global issue which needs to be address abruptly. It interferes with the family structure and strains in terms of finance. For example, individuals from an unfortunate background, once abducted they may be forced to borrow money or get a loan that have to be repaid with great interests on them after a period. Children from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia were anciently abducted and sent to the Western markets. The profits of this criminal business shot up. This encouraged the widespread act of human trafficking throughout the world. The cheap and quick labor force from the abducted people was the greatest promoter of this act in the western regions of the