Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

I have brain stormed about my topic for my proposal and I have chosen to write about human trafficking which is today’s modern day slavery. I have worked as a law enforcement officer for many years and have worked several of these horrific cases. This ongoing problem has been around for thousands of years and it’s just as bad today. I want to bring awareness to this ongoing problem that affects all of us in some form. Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar global problem that is present in and out of the United States. Human trafficking is a modern day slavery that affects the United States citizens as well as foreign born citizens. After researching several of these theories, several could apply but I narrowed my focus down to conflict theory and the family stress theory. The conflict theory is based on wealth and power which can create a market for trafficking. A lot of your trafficking victims are at the mercy of the ruling class. Most of them are uneducated and are illegal and just want to make money for their families but are exploited into labor and sexual markets. The next theory I chose is the family stress theory. This theory will cover the acute stress that a family will go through when a child, parent or relative is a victim to this horrific crime. This theory will show the

This problem affects us all and I feel that sometimes we keep our head in the sand and just don’t want to realize that something like this still exists. My target audience can range from high school kids to older groups. I don’t want to just target a certain population or ethnic group because I want this message to be heard that this problem still exists and we need to stop it. My target group is affected in some way either as a victim or they might have purchased a product made by a