Amy Farrell All Experts
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Amy Farrell in the news
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Yahoo!
Why Seattle is scoring victories against labor traffickers
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PBS
Human trafficking: A crime hard to track proves harder to fight
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Pacific Standard
Our very real problem with human trafficking
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WGBH
Report: New England industries ‘ripe’ for human trafficking
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Boston Globe
Most victims of human trafficking enter the US legally, study says
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MSNBC
The August 16 ‘MHP’ Syllabus
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Bloomberg
Researcher tracks illicit sex after quitting commodities
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Time
Prostitution isn’t as profitable as you think
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The New York Times
In-depth report details economics of sex trade
Amy Farrell for Northeastern
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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.
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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 force has been questioned, is policing in America facing a legitimacy crisis? And if so, what do we do about it? Amy Farrell, an associate professor in the…
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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.
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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.
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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.