Good day Crawford College‚ my name is Unarine Mashamba and I am here to talk to you about Human trafficking. I am part of the organisation Red Light Anti Human Trafficking which aims to fight the scourge of Human Trafficking. Did you know that 600‚000 to 800‚000 women‚ children and men are bought and sold across international borders and exploited for forced labor or commercial sex every year‚ and 80% of those being women and children. It generates about $32 billion a year. What is Human Trafficking
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Many people have some level of knowledge regarding Colombia’s reputation for drug cartels and illegal drug trade activity‚ but something most people don’t realize is that there are other illegal trades happening in Colombia‚ one of them being the illegal acquisition and exportation of the pygmy marmoset. The pygmy marmoset is known best for being the smallest true monkey in the world‚ which is true‚ but there are apes which are slightly smaller. Pygmy marmosets are not currently endangered‚ however
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By late 2000’s‚ audiences began to slowly shift from watching telenovelas in Univision to watching them in Telemundo. Telemundo began to produce novelas that contained storylines that were unique. El Rostro de Anahi (The Face of Anahi’s) became the first novelas to grab the audiences attention from Univision. The telenovela is a mystery/thriller and it entails about two women‚ Mariana‚a successful business owner‚ and Anahi‚a secret agent that get into a car accident. This telenovela is a very loosely
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“Drug trafficking: a definition of hunger‚ betrayal and death.” A reflective examination of the Mexican violence and economic affairs. It is 7:00 a.m. Get ready‚ it is almost time to go to work. As soon as you open your front door you encounter a large mysterious package. With caution and curiosity‚ you head out. You try to figure out who might have dropped it. Rapidly‚ you decide to take it inside. As you carry it you realize how heavy it is and you start feeling uneasy. After a moment‚ you decide
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Exam Review 3/28/13 10:32 AM Rockefeller and Standard Oil (2) Proliferation of organized crime caused by: • Collapse of Soviet Union • Explosion of global markets Primary businesses • Drugs • Arms • Human Trafficking – 3rd largest growing criminal industry o Article Handed out – On Test o 2 Components Labor Sex Trafficking o 1/3 of human trafficking resources come from craigslist Globalization and nexus of terrorism‚ differences from org crime • Terrorism is inherently an
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US Customs and Border Protection is the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. There are more than 46‚000 sworn federal agents and officers operating at 328 ports of entry throughout the country. CBP officers and agents primary mission is to prevent terrorists and any type of terrorist weapons from entering into the United States. CBP is also responsible for protection our borders from any and all individuals‚ drugs and other contraband trying to enter our borders illegally. On any
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There is a war going on currently south of our border. While we Americans continue to plunge ourselves in countless never ending conflicts‚ we are ignoring our own ongoing war next door. Mexico‚ our neighboring country to the south has been waging a war for years that has seemed to have gone unnoticed. This war is between the Mexican government and the cartels that seem to run the country. Just like the USA has people that support its politicians‚ the same thing happens in Mexico with the cartels
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I disagree with Rachel’s premise that “organized crime is not any larger of a problem than it always was.” Organized crime has evolved greatly over time from types of crimes‚ the types of criminals and how these crimes impact society. The problem no longer only consist of just the Mafia and the Asian tongs‚ there are individuals and businesses to contend with. Yes‚ organized crime has been around for a long time and it has become more sophisticated. In becoming more sophisticated‚ the crimes themselves
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“Queen Elizabeth was queen of England from 1558 until her death in 1603. Her reign is often called the Golden Age or the Elizabethan Age because it was a time of great achievement in England (Elizabeth 1).” Although a time of great achievement‚ many people of England were forced to turn to a life of crime‚ either because their peers shunned them or they were fortuneless. Many offenses were petty‚ but a lot of them were extreme. There were three main things that were most alluring of all‚ minor offenses
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1) Victims sometimes do not leave a trafficking in persons situation because they distrust law enforcement‚ are fearful of traffickers‚ or are unaware of their basic rights. True False 2) Military‚ civilians‚ and contractors can be prosecuted for engaging in trafficking in persons overseas under _______________. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) United States government does not have jurisdiction overseas Uniform Code of Military
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