Polaris. Polaris, Polaris is named after the North Star Polaris is responsible
polarisproject.org/. Accessed 3 that guided slaves to freedom in the for the operation the
May 2017. U.S. and a leader in the global fight operation of the
to eradicate modern slavery. Many National Human
victims become romantically involved Trafficking Hotline.
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Advocacy, Women- Human The rise of human trafficking in There are state level
Trafficking. NC Administration, North Carolina is due to many factors organizations
ncadmin.nc.gov/. Accessed 3 May including the major highways (40, 85, available to help
2017. and 95) that run through our state, a victims of human
large, number of transient military trafficking.
population surrounded by sexually
oriented businesses and the
increasing number of gangs in North
Carolina. The North Carolina
Department of Administration states
that there are three core elements
when it comes to the definition of
trafficking. The action of trafficking
means the recruitment,
transportation/transfer or harboring,
or receiving of persons. Second core
element includes threats or use of
force, deception, coercion, and abuse
of power. Lastly, the purpose of
trafficking is always exploitation,
which include commercial sex acts.
However, a victim does not have to be
physically transported from one
location to another in order for the
crime to fall within these definitions.
Created in 1957, the Department of
Administration acts as the business
manager for North Carolina state
government and provides facility
services and advocacy programs.
There is an advocacy program for
women called The North Carolina
Council for Women, dealing with
issues like domestic violence and
sexual assault. While working with
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Department of Homeland Security Each year, millions of men, women, This interview with
http://www.dhs.gov/blue- and children are trafficked in the Joy proves that sex
campaign/what-human-trafficking United States and in countries around trafficking happens in
the world. Human trafficking is a the state of N.C.
transnational crime, coming in second
to drug trafficking, it generates
billions of dollars each year. Most
states have their own laws
criminalizing human trafficking. As a
result, the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security pursues
collaborative investigations with law
enforcement agencies at federal,
state, and county levels. The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is responsible for investigating
human trafficking, protecting the
victims and bringing traffickers to
justice. The Blue Campaign is the
unified voice for DSH when it comes
to combating human trafficking. The
Blue Campaign works in collaboration
with law enforcement,
government/non-government, and
private agencies. They also provide
training to increase detection and
investigation of human trafficking,
and to protect victims and bring
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