Humans for Sale: UC Research Helps Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking –– or the control, ownership and sale of another human being for monetary gain –– was a common occurrence centuries ago, but many believe it doesn't exist in this day and age and not in this country. 

“Not so,” says ALyse Zook-DeLange, UC communications graduate student, “The problem still exists all over the world, and right here in our own hometowns.”

While most people view prostitution as a form of human trafficking, DeLange points out that it is really not. Prostitution is a choice, but sex trafficking, one of the five types of human trafficking is not and is the central issue of a comprehensive research paper that DeLange will present in November.

The scope of DeLange’s research centered around the public’s perception of human trafficking gleaned from personal interviews she had conducted with spectators after viewing the “Invisible: Slavery Today” exhibit at Cincinnati’s National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

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