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HS 335 - Understanding Human Trafficking

Credits: 3

This course introduces students to contemporary human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Students will assess the different legal frameworks used to combat human trafficking around the world and analyze the different discourses used to discuss the trafficking phenomena. In addition, the course will explore the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual trauma experienced by victims of human trafficking and the methods used to recruit and control them, and the roles that entities such as government, the criminal justice system, the media, faith-based organizations, organized crime, and culture play in this complex human rights and social justice issue.
Prerequisite: HS 230  or permission of instructor
Offered: Fall, odd-numbered years


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