Trafficking and state-level education

Awareness about the injustice of trafficking innocent children is becoming more prevalent through legislative involvement and legal action on behalf of this vulnerable population. Protective measures issued as a state-wide ordinance differentiate between state policy makers and prevalence rates. This paper is meant to present an inductive case study focused on the choice to mandate anti-trafficking education for U.S. school districts and the reasoning behind said decision. Data presented throughout this body of research originates from legislative documentation, federal, state, and local news reports and censuses, and trafficking hotline statistics. Findings assist in theory-building through discussion about the problem in these states, ideological differences between states, policy diffusion theories, and high population rates in urban areas. It is recommended that further research be undertaken as more states can be identified as having implemented this mandate. Children are the future, and their well-being is one of the most worthwhile investments.