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Monday, 7 July 2014

Ending Of Virginia Human Trafficking

By Rosella Campbell


The efforts embraced to end the modern slavery seem to bear little fruits as the number of victims increased every year. This reveals a shocking eradication results in Virginia where the efforts of the law enforcers remains hampered by inherent and emerging challenges. The agencies encounter an investigation challenge in identifying the Virginia Human Trafficking cycle from other related-vices. Equally, majority of the victims experience language barriers in their new land owing to their different ethnic background. This affects the communication process, thus the coordination of the victim-witness.

Human trafficking differs from smuggling in that the latter involves willing participants who are transported across international borders for a purposeful course. The former involves fraudulent and forceful recruitment or harboring of individuals for their services. By this logic, trafficking may arise in the home country when one is moved to another state. In view of the stretch from local to international platform, all jurisdictions should offer a coordinated process right from investigations to rehabilitation of these victims.

The scaring report on the fast growth in these dehumanizing activities elevates the vice to the second spot in the criminal industry. The global statistics reflects in the states with slowing eradication rates owing to their toothless legislative framework. Contrary to the vigor manifested during the inhuman activity owing to the easy platforms of moving their victims, the weakness of their modern laws offers little deterrent to the unpunished criminals.

Unlike the usual images of helpless victims abducted at dark corners and forcefully moved to unknown land, the traffickers devise new platforms of pouncing on their unknowing victims. In tandem with the business shift to electronic commerce, trafficking rings have moved their recruitment to utilize the online marketplace. Since the discovery of this masked outlet, the implementation of justice encounters challenges navigating the multiple layers of logistics required.

The complementary process offered by the office of attorney general to the policies implemented by the federal government, seeks to initiate progressive crackdown in the state. Initially, the office seeks to attain a declined rate by increasing the penalties levied on prosecuted perpetrators. Moreover, the office assumed a forefront campaign by engaging awareness work groups and training sessions. For example, the 2011 coordinated training with the criminal justice services aimed to attain a speedy prosecution process.

The call for public participation to address the issue leaves whistle-blowing and secretive informers integral agents of ending the activity rings in the region. While this shows the attention of enforcing justice to the victims, the attorney has designated a special fund to rehabilitate the victims. The financial assistance is meant to cater for shelter and counseling of rescued victims.

Unlike the customary perception that the criminals targeted individual from specific regions and background, the present activities have spread. This threatens the public safety of human race as their victims are drawn across all races and socioeconomic class. In view of this, every individual remains exposed to traffickers irrespective of their place of residence.

Despite the additional resources and training offered to law enforcement agencies, the end of trafficking remains doubtful. For that reason, most organizations fighting against human trafficking have resorted to using public awareness and training. This aims to highlight the issues showing erosion of human dignity to encourage public participation in ending the vice at its source.




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