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Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking: Collecting Data from Official Sources April 29, 2009 at 10 am - 12 pm (EDT)
~Online event. Pre-registration required, and free of charge.~ Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing human rights crises of modern time. Scholars and practitioners continue to analyze and dissect this issue as research develops. Since human trafficking is linked to underground networks of organized crime and corruption, it remains a complex subject to study. As awareness of this crisis continues to rise and new projects and initiatives develop, evolved systems of data collection and information exchange have emerged through coordination and cooperation between researchers and local non-governmental organizations on the frontlines. Collaboration on these systems is still a work in progress, but tremendous gains in the field have been made. Scholars and practitioners can now rely on more advanced data to drive focused research and design interventions. This online conference, sponsored by the Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking and the Government Innovators Network, will focus on best practices to collect data from official sources and will provide resources on past and current systems. The discussion will be moderated by Amy Farrell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Criminal Justice and Associate Director, Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University. The panel will feature: - Duren Banks - Chief, Prosecution and Adjudication Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice - Fabrizio Sarrica - Research Expert, Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Elzbieta Gozdziak, Ph.D. - Director of Research, Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University
- Neil Weiner, Ph.D. - Director, Research Department, Vera Institute of Justice
Pre-register now - Please fill out some basic information if you are interested in attending. Instructions - Review these instructions and practice logging in ahead of time. (Try it now!) Resources - Links to resources related to this event (this list may be updated periodically as the event nears). Questions? Contact us.
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