HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Course overview

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A PRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN WHICH TRANSCENDS ALL RACES, SOCIAL CLASSES, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND GENDER. NO POPULATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE EVER-PRESENT THREAT OF TRAFFICKERS. HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ARE MOTIVATED BY GREED, DRIVEN BY QUOTA, DEVOID OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, PREYING UPON THE VULNERABLE, AND DAMAGING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF THEIR VICTIMS. THE EXTENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ON SOCIETY ARE UNKNOWN AND REQUIRE FURTHER RESEARCH TO DEFINE AND GUIDE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE, PROTOCOLS, AND FORMAL CURRICULUM CHANGES. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE PROBLEMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND WAYS TO DETECT AND PREVENT IT.