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Social Problem Analytic Framework: Human Trafficking
Michele Martey
Grand Canyon University

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Social Problem Analytic Framework: Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a significant social problem in today’s society. The act of trafficking
of humans for prostitution and forced labor has become a monumental societal problem. If not
confronted properly, the social problem will only continue to expand and intensify. Human
trafficking has transpired as one of the severest form of human rights abuse of women, men, and
children, bringing to light the necessity to addressing the inhuman crisis.
Problem Statement about Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is not just a local and national problem, but it is also a global issue that
is prevalent around the world. Human trafficking is the practice of unlawfully transporting
individuals from one region to another, in general for the purposes of involuntary labor or
profitable sexual exploitation. Human trafficking is a detrimental crime and a momentous
violation of essential human rights. In almost every country, thousands of men, women, and
children become victims to this heinous crime and are immersed within a dismaying social
problem. Victims of human trafficking are exposed to force, deception, or coercion for the
objective of commercial sex, or forced labor, making it a prominent social problem. The gravity
of this societal issue can include the use of life-threatening physical and psychological
destruction, fallacious promises pertaining to employment or working conditions, and threats of
severe harm to themselves or their loved ones.
Furthermore, the act of human trafficking has a damaging impact to not only the victims,
but to the society as a whole. From an economical point of view, specifically in contexts where
individuals seeking migration chances for employment, can transpire to become a trafficking
victim, resulting in momentous remittance losses for the economy of that society. From a health
perspective, women, men, and children trafficked for the function of sexual exploitation are at a

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high exposure to human and acquired immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted
diseases, in addition to being at risk of these diseases, human trafficking may also increase the
infections among others, and fundamentally the wider society. Additionally, even those who are
freed or rescued from human trafficking, victims can have longstanding damaging effects on
their mental and physical well-being, ensuing an immense portion of people groups with
psychological or bodily disparities. Ultimately, the social problem of human trafficking produces