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Human trafficking in the US is a much bigger problem than we think

New research by Amy Farrell, a Northeastern University professor who studies human trafficking, shows that obstacles at nearly every level of the reporting process have likely resulted in crime statistics that are much lower than reality.
- by Molly Callahan August 16, 2019
Do you know the warning signs of human trafficking?

The first step to fighting human trafficking is the ability to spot when it’s happening. But identifying someone who is caught in the web of a trafficking scheme requires an eye for nuanced details, says Amy Farrell, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern who studies human trafficking.
- by Molly Callahan April 25, 2019
Human trafficking happens every day in the US. Why do we hear about it only at the Super Bowl?

It's a phenomenon that happens year after year. As hundreds of thousands of football fans flood into designated cities across the United States in anticipation of the Super Bowl, ranks of human traffickers bring sex- and labor-workers to meet the demands of the crowds, says Amy Farrell, an associate professor at Northeastern who studies human trafficking.
- by Molly Callahan February 1, 2019
Can data help make racial profiling by police a thing of the past?

Jack McDevitt, who directs the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern, is leading a study of police stops and searches in Douglas County, Kansas, where black people have been jailed at a disproportionately high rate.
- by Khalida Sarwari January 7, 2019
Study finds human trafficking is judged unevenly by law, public

In the first-ever report on the efficacy of the nation’s anti-human trafficking efforts, co-authored by Northeastern criminologist Amy Farrell, researchers found that comprehensive laws that invested in fiscal and human resources—not harsher criminal penalties—increased arrests and prosecutions.
- by Jason Kornwitz January 25, 2016
After Ferguson, building police-community trust

In the wake of last year’s deadly shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as other events in which the police’s use of…
- by Greg St. Martin June 16, 2015
Understanding Ferguson

An interdisciplinary panel of Northeastern University professors convened on Wednesday night to discuss the factors that contributed to and arose from the shooting death of an unarmed teenager this summer in Ferguson, Missouri.
- by Joe O'Connell October 31, 2014
The hidden world of labor trafficking

A new study conducted by Northeastern University in collaboration with the Urban Institute examined the comprehensive state of labor trafficking networks in the U.S.
- by John O'Neill October 21, 2014
Britain’s home secretary: combating human trafficking requires global effort

On Monday at Northeastern, Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May served as the keynote speaker during a panel discussion focusing on combating human trafficking and modern slavery.
- by Greg St. Martin September 17, 2014

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