Completing the RD1PA: Aspects to consider

1. Title of the proposed investigation – will appear on the front of the thesis. But, it can be amended slightly before final submission of the thesis itself.

I settled on the topic ‘’The Effect of Palermo Convention to Combat the Crime of Human Trafficking in United Kingdom & Kingdom of Jordan’’ as it clearly illustrates the importance of the trafficking issue.

2. Theoretical perspective – a brief and clear indication of the theoretical underpinnings of the project.

            Human trafficking is currently the main focus of heated international debates especially in the context of terrorism, and money laundering. It can be voluntary or forceful. The main difference is the voluntary aspect: human smuggling is when a person wants to come into a country illegally and pays human smugglers to facilitate that. In immigration crime in which the individual, who is crossing the border, is the criminal. It can be difficult to distinguish between smuggling and human trafficking, because sometimes a person may volunteer to be smuggled but is exploited by people when they are brought across a border as they are no longer volunteering for what happens next, they are turned into a human trafficking victim. The EU laws classifies such laws as a crime.

3. Rationale for the study – why is the study important, and what issues is it likely to address?

The intention of the project is to create awareness about the issue of human trafficking particularly to the government and policy developers. The Jordanian law appears to be flawed since the issue has been prevailing for the longest time. The study will make recommendations to deal with the issue in the future.

4. Aims of the investigation – these should be few in number, and as clear and concise as possible. Each aim can be stated in a single sentence – but do not include too many.

1. To investigate the effects of the Palermo convention in combating human trafficking crime in UK and Jordan.
2. To compare the human trafficking case in different countries and its progress.
3. To on the trafficking crime from an international dimension in studying the effects of the Palermo convention in combating the crime.

5. Description of methods – what methods are being used, and why they are appropriate? What are the limitations of these methods for the chosen area? Aim to be as precise as possible, and think how the research questions relate to the stated aims.

            The research utilises a mixed methodology that incorporates both qualitative and quantitative methods. Through a descriptive design method the approach will provide adequate information that is needed for the investigation. The methods are mainly appropriate because they are not only convenient, but cost effective, easy to use and have the highest potential of generating maximum data within the shortest period. Questionnaires will be used in gathering quantitative data in general. However, this method have limitations because the acquired data cannot be quantified or compared. In that since the research involves acquiring information from Jordan and UK it is not easy to fully compare the details. Also verification is an issue since most of the existing literature is outdated and its relevance is uncertain. However, the methods will be useful in answering the research questions fully thus meeting the objectives of the study.

 

6. Statement of sources – aside from established text materials, where will you get information from?

External agencies will be used to access information as well such as government and police agencies both from Jordan and UK. The sources are essential in supporting the objectives of the study since they not only contain relevant but also reliable information. In that the information is usually accredited from conducted research and statistics rather than opinions and assumptions. The agencies sources will be accessed from the online platform. Most of the sites can be accessed freely by any member of the public which makes them easy to use. The sources are important since adequate information is needed to support the arguments of the research.

7. Ethical considerations – any issues that are raised within the research methods section need to be identified and addressed.

Since the study will mainly rely on secondary sources to review the existing literature and empirical data one of the ethical consideration will be plagiarism. Borrowed ideas will be cited appropriately to acknowledge the authors. In addition, permission to access agency data will be acquired from the respective authorities. In addition since the research touches a sensitive issue no form of bias will be incorporated as it might hurt individual’s feelings.

8. Timetable for the project – this should show how and when the differing aspects of the project will be completed. A Gantt chart can be useful here.

	Week One	Week Two	Week Three	Week Four	Week Five	Week Six	Week Seven
Activity: Proposal drafting
Define Research questions, focus and objectives development
Review existing literature
Create questionnaires tools and conduct research
Data summarization and analysis
Organize and analyse data
Transfer from the research process to writing up Finalise report
Submit Report