Hypothesis Suggestion: Human trafficking can best be combated by defining the characteristics of both victims and traffickers; and working with law enforcement agencies to identify persons of interest with these characteristics.

Remember, you will not be doing/conducting the research. You will be submitting a proposal of how the research should be carried out and marketing your proposal for funding.

This proposal must be professionally written, address all sections identified below, and be consistent with APA formatting guidelines. When writing, use section headings to indicate where the information may be found. Subheadings need not be used, though in long sections, they may facilitate organization. There are no minimum/maximum word count requirements. You are to cover the major points listed in the Grading Rubric found in the Course Materials forum.

1.Introduction: Explain the issue you are examining and why it is significant.

a.Describe the general area being studied.

b.Explain why this area is important to the general area under study.

c.State your research problem first.

d.Explain the background to the research problem.

e.State your research questions.

f.Justify the proposed study.

g.List the issues that emerge from the problem.