Explores human trafficking or modern slavery on an international and domestic level. Human Trafficking victims include men, women and children who are subjected to force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. The course will use slavery and human trafficking as starting points to help us critically analyze the relationships betwen sex, gender, and human rights; race and the political economy. In this course, you will gain an overview of the issue of trafficking from a global perspective, including its extent, relation to other criminal activities, victims and perpetrators. This seminar is designed to introduce students to the complex problem of human trafficking and the laws governing this subject area. The course will also expose students to the developments in the legal and policy framework to address trafficking at he national level, and evaluate practicalimplementation of such measures - the impact and consequences of trafficked people. The first part of the course will focus on the study of the different forms of human trafficking, theories behind the root of the problem, and relevant international and domestic laws. The second half of the course will examine the roles of the U.S. Government, domestic non-governmental organizations, the media, and local communities in the responding to and preventing human trafficking. Prerequisites: CRM-101 or SOC-101. [ 3 credits ]