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officials in apprehending or prosecuting traffickers, they are deemed useless. Much less
focus than is necessary has been placed on their rehabilitation. Women are often returned
to their home countries in worse positions than when they were originally trafficked.
Rhetoric must therefore change, and officials must alter the way they address victimhood
in order to prevent ―structural violence‖ from further damaging these women. By
examining the existing issues that drive female movement from the Global South,
activists and lawmakers will be better situated to prevent the conditions that give rise to
illegal migration and trafficking.
Soderlund, Gretchen, ―Running from the Rescuers: New U.S. Crusades against Sex Trafficking
and the Rhetoric of Abolition,‖ NWSA Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3, States of Insecurity and the
Gendered Politics of Fear (Autumn, 2005), pp. 64-87.
In a highly political essay, feminist scholar Gretchen Soderlund characterizes the U.S.
war on trafficking under the Bush administration as fuel for an abolitionist campaign
against prostitution in general and non-procreative sexual activities as a subsidiary issue.
She posits that the strong anti-trafficking rhetoric and policymaking during the Bush
presidency simply masqueraded for a hidden, conservative agenda. She cites the
outpouring of funding to religious nonprofit organizations and the freezing of funding to
pro-abortion or family planning organizations.
Umali, Violeda A. ―The Cyber-trafficking of Filipino Girl-children: Weaknesses of Philippine
Policies‖ in Asian Women, Vol. 20, 2005.
This paper examines the Filipino cyber sex industry and the particular vulnerability of
children to exploitation through pornography and sexual acts. Although the Philippines
have laws regarding the use of children in pornography, for instance, many websites
clearly display false information about the legal age of the females involved.
Furthermore, increased use of technology has enabled higher volumes of people to access
images and videos as well as live interface chat for sexual purposes. The author
recommends that the government streamline its laws and procedures, educate its law
enforcement officers on the laws and on the use of technology, create better surveillance
mechanisms for technology-related crimes, and employ a more holistic approach to
cyber-trafficking as a crime beyond the Internet, as a violation of children‘s rights.
Raising awareness among local populations (including parents and teachers) and creating
better economic opportunities will also assist in preventing future victims from being
exploited.
Walker-Rodriguez, Amanda & Hill, Rodney, Human Sex Trafficking, FBI Law Enforcement
Bulletin, at 1–9 (March 2011)
The authors cover the basics of human trafficking and the operation and organization of
traffickers. They trace the federal response to human trafficking, which includes
enforcement actions the State Department, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement,
the FBI and the Department of Justice. These agencies work with local law enforcement
agencies, such as the Massachusetts Human Trafficking Task Force, the New Jersey
Human Trafficking Task Force, the Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force, and the
Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force. The article traces an example of a human
trafficking prosecution, using the Davis case trafficking ring as an example. Finally, the
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