Summary Of Sex Trafficking

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When thinking of sex trafficking, most people would think that these organizations would be run by a magnitude of men consisting of a vast hierarchy system. Shauer and Wheaton (2006) dispute this claim when expressing that it is now perceived that the bulk of traffickers are men in smaller groups and as other organized individual entrepreneurs, are the offenders in this case who sexually traffic victims. It is not large organized crime groups like drug cartels, or a huge company disguising its wrongdoings. With this in mind, it refutes the stereotypical image that individuals believe to be true when thinking of how the sex trafficking industry is comprised, which is this idea of large organized crime groups trafficking women and children. Yet …show more content…
Traffickers are classified into four major roles, “…first, the organizers…they organize the trafficking network; second, the middlemen, who are recruiters, transporters, and sellers of women…” (Shauer & Wheaton, 2006, p. 158). These two first respective roles are at the top of this small group, they organize and perpetrate the trafficking of victims, and they are who orchestrate the business at the startup by supplying their product (victim). In addition to these two roles, “The third role is the business operator…includes brothels and nightclub owners and pimps…the fourth group is the aides…government officials and police who are either paid to overlook trafficking or who take an active part…” (Shauer & Wheaton, 2006, p. 158). These last two major roles of traffickers are what keep the business prospering, without brothels, nightclubs, and pimps the sex trafficking industry would cease to gain any capital. Along with police and government official cooperation and knowledge of these sex trafficking rings, allow traffickers to continue to operate without difficulties or complications since the corrupt law enforcement is in their …show more content…
It is commonly assumed that if women or children are being sexually trafficked, that they must have been kidnapped and forced into it. Though there may be cases of that, that is not the only way in which traffickers acquire new victims. Shauer and Wheaton (2006) identify two common methods in which women and adolescents fall to being victims of this issue, one is in regards to the answer or response of false study abroad programs and job advertisements, and the second consists of women and children looking for the help of smugglers to immigrate to a new country for various reasons. These two common methods illustrate how women and children can be brought into the sex trafficking ring with false promises of a different life. Furthermore, other tactics used by traffickers include, “…threats, physical and sexual assault, taking away of legitimate travel and immigration documents, and threats against family members…” (Shauer & Wheaton, 2006, p. 157). With these tactics in place, it is almost impossible to prevent future victims from being attained by these traffickers and impossible for a victim to leave their trafficker safely if wanting to get out of this sex trafficking