ABSTRACT
Child abuse, for many, is considered intimate, and personal child abuse through trafficking is considered global and revenue generating. Human trafficking and, in particular, the trafficking of children have recently become recognized as one of the most profitable criminal enterprises involving the maltreatment of children. Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations as
This criminal enterprise involves men, women, and children, who are viewed as a product worthy of victimization for profit. In general, the majority of the individuals who are victims of human trafficking are trafficked for one of two reasons: (1) sex or (2) labor. In discussions of human trafficking, much of today’s focus is on the trafficking of women, their stories, and the conditions in which the trafficking occurred as
most research suggests that the majority of the victims are female and under the age of 24.
