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Human & Civil Rights
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The Human Trafficking–Gun Violence Nexus

Certain types of crimes are known for their connection to violence; human trafficking is one such crime that falls into this category. In Connecticut, both the state’s attorney for one of the hig...
Global Policing
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Transatlantic Approaches to Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a complicated issue, addressed via international treaty as well as national or state law. Despite differing national identities and values, U.S. and Austrian law enforcement both ...
Investigations
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Disrupting the Network

In recent years, the term “human trafficking” has garnered a considerable amount of attention across a variety of spaces. Law enforcement agencies across the United States have started to make it ...
Chief's Counsel
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Chief’s Counsel: Providing Equal Access During Police Interactions with Individuals with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a U.S. civil rights law that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities. Title II of the ADA prohibits public entities from excluding any...
Human & Civil Rights
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A Brighter Future in the Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse Material

Police agencies face an unprecedented challenge in combating child exploitation, halting the dissemination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and finding the predators responsible. The rapid advan...
Criminal Justice Reform
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Empowering Victims, Enhancing Justice

Human trafficking remains a pervasive and complex global issue, with millions of individuals exploited each year for labor, sex, and other forms of exploitation. In response to this crisis, stakeholde...
Community-Police Engagement
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An Untapped Lever to Create Safer Communities

An unprecedented partnership between a world-class research institution and the second-largest U.S. police department led to the implementation of a data-driven policing management strategy. This succ...
Education & Training
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Hybrid Officers for Holistic Public Safety

The criminal justice industry struggles to reframe itself and the roles it plays in the current sociopolitical landscape. Because of this, and because police departments need to reflect the communitie...
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