Institute on Race and Justice Publications

Street outreach workers: best practices and lessons learned: innovative practices from the Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Series

Scott H. Decker — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:09:28 PDT

Street outreach workers are an important part of the Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative (CSI) comprehensive gang and youth violence reduction strategy in Massachusetts. Street outreach involves the use of individuals to "work the streets," making contact with youth in neighborhoods with high levels of gang activity. These individuals are generally not employed by the criminal justice system agencies but rather are based in community service organizations or other non- governmental agencies. Street outreach workers provide an important bridge between the community, gang-involved youth, and the agencies (whether social service or law enforcement) that respond to the...

Identifying challenges to improve the investigation and prosecution of state and local human trafficking cases

Amy Farrell — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:54:08 PDT

This report examines challenges faced in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking in the United States. The research targeted counties across the U.S. for a systematic review of human trafficking case records and interviews with police, prosecutors, and service providers. The study found that there was a significant lack of awareness about human trafficking among practitioners and the law enforcement community, as well as a focus on sex trafficking (which is disproportionate to the larger issue of human trafficking). The study provides recommendations to help improve the identification, investigation, and prosecution of human trafficking cases in the United States.

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Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: final report

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:06:58 PDT

New challenges in confronting racial profiling in the 21st century: learning from research & practice

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:06:56 PDT

Massachusetts racial and gender profiling study: final report

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:44 PDT

Massachusetts racial and gender profiling final report: executive summary

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:42 PDT

Rhode Island traffic stop statistics data collection study 2004-2005: final report

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:41 PDT

Rhode Island traffic stop statistics 2004-2005: final report: executive summary

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:40 PDT

Quarterly report on Rhode Island traffic stop data for October, November and December 2004

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:38 PDT

Quarterly report on Rhode Island traffic stop data for January, February and March 2005

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:37 PDT

Quarterly report on Rhode Island traffic stop data for July, August and September 2005

Amy Farrell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:35 PDT

Rhode Island traffic stop statistics 2004-2005: final report: technical report

Institute on Race and Justice, Northeastern University — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:34 PDT

Massachusetts racial and gender profiling technical report

Institute on Race and Justice, Northeastern University — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:33 PDT

Massachusetts racial and gender profiling project: preliminary tabulations

Institute on Race and Justice, Northeastern University — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:32 PDT

Providence traffic stop statistics compliance: final report

Jack McDevitt — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:30 PDT

Providence traffic stop statistics: final analysis: 2001, 2002 and 2003 (January-July)

Institute on Race and Justice, Northeastern University — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:29 PDT

Report prepared at the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University

Research in brief: bridging the information disconnect in national reporting of bias crime

Jack McDevitt — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:27 PDT