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Disrupting human trafficking in U.S. agriculture by focusing on the supply chain

Disrupting human trafficking in U.S. agriculture by focusing on the supply chain

Northeastern researchers are hoping to disrupt human trafficking in US agriculture with an unusual approach: They are focused on the victims.
Northeastern University, New England Coalition Against Trafficking host conference on the warning signs of human trafficking

Northeastern University, New England Coalition Against Trafficking host conference on 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.
Ten things to do on Northeastern’s Boston campus for National Engineers Week

Ten things to do on Northeastern’s Boston campus for National Engineers Week

Learn how industrial engineers are fighting human trafficking. Examine robots that fly, drive, and swim. Tour labs in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex.
In the fight against human trafficking, industrial engineers can help

In the fight against human trafficking, industrial engineers can help

Assistant professor Kayse Lee Maass is part of a team that is devising ways to use engineering-inspired modeling to combat human trafficking.