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Offer two alternative effects of these laws or cases to your colleagues.
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Although state and federal legislature have been passed laws to address and end human trafficking, their success in not known. However, trafficking in women for sexual exploitation, account for the majority of cases that are detected globally (Farell & McDevitt, 2014). During a time when sexual morality was questionable, lawmakers sought to abort the potential state of panic caused by certain acts. Therefore, the Mann Act, also termed the White Slavery Traffic Act was enacted in 1910. The Mann Act made it a crime to transport women and girls out of the state for the purpose of: 1) committing sexual acts, 2) participating in prostitution, 3) forcing them into sexual corruption, or 4) participating in any other sexually immoral act. However, the Supreme Court incorporated deceit into the law and sought to incorporate all illicit sex, to include willful adultery, and voluntary prostitution (Smith, 2012). The Supreme Court decision, gave law enforcement the legal right to penalize all sexual acts outside of marriage. Hence, Federal prosecutors didn't hesitate to belligerently employ their new power to age an all-out campaign against fornication and adultery (Ollus, 2915).
The White Slavery Traffic Act remains in practice, even today. However, it was amended in 1978 to reflect protection for males and females against sexual exploitation. The act was updated again in 1986 and the words "debauchery" and "any other immoral purpose" were exchanged to read, "any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense." The change forced the government to cease policing sexual acts while continuing to enforce laws against human trafficking and prostitution (Farell & McDevitt, 2014).
The law and cases during the Progressive Era affects today's events in that they are America continues to practice amended versions of the laws. For example, the case of Jack Johnson which was reportedly racially motivated to date has not been morally resolved (Roth, 2011). We continue to see injustice in America based on race. Furthermore, discriminatory practices remain prevalent in the case of interracial marriages. Some of the laws of the laws of the Progressive Era fit the time in which they were enacted. However, as a criminal justice leader, it helps to be familiar with the amendments. Being familiar with the laws that remain active influences my role by ensuring lawful and moral practice, based on current law.
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Ollus, Natalia (2015). Regulating forced labor and combating human trafficking: The relevance of
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Roth (2011). Crime and punishment: A history of the criminal justice system. (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA:
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Smith, S. F. (2012). Overcoming criminalization. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 102(3), 537-591.