Preliminary+Research


 * What I know about my topic:**  I know that human trafficking is illegal. I always watch news pieces on it through MSNBC, and other news outlets that do news stories. It is most commonly known as pimping out someone. Usually victims are known as hoes, tricks, prostitutes, escorts, and sometimes even whores. The person pimping out the person is known as a pimp or a madam. This illegal form of revenue is only increasing, especially in younger victims such as minors.

**What I need to find out about my topic:** **Search terms I can use to find information about my topic:**  Legal matters of the issue   Steps that have been taken to address the problem   The effects on the victims   How someone becomes a victim   The reasons behind human trafficking   Revenue made from human trafficking world wide   Percent of victims based on race, location, income, age, etc

**Information I found today (at least 5 points):** ** 2010, and Human Trafficking will be the. "HUMAN TRAFFICKING: STATISTICS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING." //HUMAN TRAFFICKING//. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. < [] >. **  -By 2010, Human Trafficking will be the # 1 crime worldwide. (Dept of State)  -13 is the average age of entry into pornography and prostitution in the USA. (FBI)-100,000 to 300,000 children in America are at risk for sex trafficking each year.-The average price of individual slaves is less than a new cell phone or about $90. (nfs)  -An estimated 27 million people are held in slavery worldwide, meaning there are more slaves in the world than were taken from Africa during 300 years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. -As many as 2.8 million children live on the streets, a third of whom are lured into prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home ** "Human Trafficking: Facts & Figures « TEAM." //TEAM//. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. . **  -Traffickers recruit women and children through deceptive means including falsified employment advertisements for domestic workers, waitresses and other low-skilled work. Traffickers include those involved in highly sophisticated networks of organized crime and may be as close to home as a relative to the victim. -The United Nations estimates that 700,000 to 4 million women and children are trafficked around the world for purposes of forced prostitution, labor and other forms of exploitation every year. Trafficking is estimated to be a $7 billion dollar annual business. - Child victims of trafficking are very vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Misconceptions that having sex with a virgin can cure HIV/AIDS have fueled an increased demand for child prostitutes.