Doing research for a paper

[TheWritingShepherd]

Hey all! I'm writing a few research papers and I wanted to get some first hand knowledge from you guys. I'm a criminal justice major and all three of my papers involve different areas of criminal justice. That being said. Anything discussed will go no further than my own notes. Names are unnecessary. CB handles are perfect as far as I'm concerned.

The topics I need help with involve prostitution/human trafficking at truck stops and corruption of law enforcement officers. If you would like to help me out, please send me a private message with any information you wish to provide. Thank you very much everyone!

[bigjoe]

There is no such thing as truck stop prostitution. In all my years of trucking I have never seen such going ons. And human trafficking..you mean a load of people? Wouldn't they suffocate being shut up in a trailer or strapped to the deck of a flatbed? Dang, I've never been offered that kind of load before.

Wish I could help you.

[TheWritingShepherd]

Human trafficking does sometimes involve human smuggling like you're referring to. Human trafficking usually takes place on a smaller scale. Most victims of trafficking are forced to either work in deplorable conditions with little to no pay (labor trafficking) or work as prostitutes/sex slaves in "massage parlors", brothels, as escorts, or as street walkers (sex trafficking). A number of people brought into the country using human smuggling techniques become victims to trafficking. There have been documented cases of prostitution at truck stops, but no statistics as to how widespread it could be. More than likely, it's a "just passing through" kind of thing. I wanted to find out if anyone had ever seen or heard of anything. Would be great to get some first hand knowledge for this paper. Thank you for replying, BigJoe!!

[juno_hoo]

Originally Posted by TheWritingShepherd

Hey all! I'm writing a few research papers and I wanted to get some first hand knowledge from you guys. I'm a criminal justice major and all three of my papers involve different areas of criminal justice. That being said. Anything discussed will go no further than my own notes. Names are unnecessary. CB handles are perfect as far as I'm concerned.

The topics I need help with involve prostitution/human trafficking at truck stops and corruption of law enforcement officers. If you would like to help me out, please send me a private message with any information you wish to provide. Thank you very much everyone!

Sorry Shep (or Sam), but if a person was skeptical and Googled your user name they'd think you were researching titillating material for a porn story, rather than a research paper. Just sayin'...

Personally I think you're wasting your time for several reasons:

- Contrary to popular belief, the overpaid, dope fueled, air-cooled, "killer trucker" is a myth. You'll find that most are conservative and many have taken vows of chastity before embarking on a trucking career. Ask their significant others...

- Hookers are after money and the few that work truck stops are really scraping the bottom of the barrel. I mean that even a hooker probably isn't anxious to hop in the sack with an overstuffed guy who probably hasn't showered in a few days... They would probably have better luck peddling their wares in the parking lot of an evangelical church.

- The few drivers who have mingled with hookers probably didn't do in-depth research on the woman's background and would know virtually nothing about her. Similarly, the sex-worker probably isn't likely to pour out her heart to a "John." Like the driver, time is money to them.

As for the human trafficking and corrupt cop angle, drivers would have zero knowledge beyond the BS that passes for conversation or chatter on the CB. Regurgitating second-hand stories from exaggeration-prone drivers seems to be a poor source for a serious research paper and I'm betting that most professors would feel the same way.

I think a better source of information might be to actually troll some truck stops, maybe befriend a few of the horizontal highway hostesses and listen to their story while taking copious notes. Whatcha think?

[juno_hoo]

Originally Posted by TheWritingShepherd

Human trafficking does sometimes involve human smuggling like you're referring to. Human trafficking usually takes place on a smaller scale. Most victims of trafficking are forced to either work in deplorable conditions with little to no pay (labor trafficking) or work as prostitutes/sex slaves in "massage parlors", brothels, as escorts, or as street walkers (sex trafficking). A number of people brought into the country using human smuggling techniques become victims to trafficking. There have been documented cases of prostitution at truck stops, but no statistics as to how widespread it could be. More than likely, it's a "just passing through" kind of thing. I wanted to find out if anyone had ever seen or heard of anything. Would be great to get some first hand knowledge for this paper. Thank you for replying, BigJoe!!

There are literally thousands of truck stops across the nation and millions of truckers. There is no way you'll ever get a valid statistical sample by soliciting a few opinions on a trucking board.

And what would be the point of the paper? To confirm that some prostitutes work some truck stops? Du uh... They work in many places and have for centuries. Are they more common in truck stops than in bars, massage parlors, on Craigs list or on the streets in major cities? Probably not, but who is counting?

[joellyrollj]

Originally Posted by TheWritingShepherd

Most victims of trafficking are forced to either work in deplorable conditions with little to no pay (labor trafficking)

Sounds to me like you are talking as much about the truckdrivers as the commercial company that hangs out at truckstops.