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Amy Farrell In the Media

Amy Farrell for Northeastern

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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- by Greg St. Martin September 17, 2014

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