Variables Hypotheses and Relations Essay

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Human Trafficking

The goal to eradicate human trafficking in today's modern society is an admirable one, and one that should be attainable. As Gallagher states in a 2011 study "The TVPA lays down minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking as well as detailed criteria for evaluating the performance of states" (Gallagher, 2011, p. 381). Gallagher goes on to compare the TVPA with similar international laws and finds that on an international basis "The international machinery available to expose the many ways in which individuals exploit each other for private profit, to identify government toleration of or complicity in that exploitation and to evaluate national responses is weak and highly compromised" (p. 396). However, the same study determined that most governments are working diligently on a year-to-year basis to up their performance and take seriously the problem of human trafficking, and therefore there is a light at the end of the tunnel. If the governments continue to address the issue in a serious manner, there is no question that human trafficking can be eradicated or at least seriously curtailed.

Valid statistics will necessarily need to be used for the study and research will show that valid statistics may not be as valid or as reliable as what 'normal' quantitative research is available.
That does not mean that the statistics will necessarily be skewed in one way or another, and it does not mean that the statistics cannot be used. However, the researcher must bear in mind that the supplied statistics may in fact be biased and may not represent a true picture of what is taking place concerning human trafficking. Research is limited to what is available, and since the numbers that are available may be skewed, the researcher will address that bias in the study by pointing it out in emphatic terms.

Human trafficking can be said to take place because it's an extremely profitable venture for the most part. One recent study determined that "because freedom of choice and economic gain are at the heart of productivity, human trafficking impedes national and international economic growth" (Wheaton, Schauer, Galli, 2010, p. 115). Impeding economic growth is one important reason for most countries do be concerned about human trafficking in their communities. Additionally, the Wheaton et al. study found that "within the next 10 years, crime experts expect human trafficking to surpass drug and arms trafficking in incidence, cost to….....

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