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Street Outreach Workers: Best Practices And Lessons Learned: Innovative Practices From The Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Series, Scott Decker, Tim Bynum, Jack Mcdevitt, Amy Farrell, Sean Varano
Street Outreach Workers: Best Practices And Lessons Learned: Innovative Practices From The Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Series, Scott Decker, Tim Bynum, Jack Mcdevitt, Amy Farrell, Sean Varano
Amy Farrell
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, Jack Mcdevitt, Rebecca Pfeffer, Stephanie Fahy, Colleen Owens, Meredith Dank, William Adams
Identifying Challenges To Improve The Investigation And Prosecution Of State And Local Human Trafficking Cases, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Rebecca Pfeffer, Stephanie Fahy, Colleen Owens, Meredith Dank, William Adams
Amy Farrell
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.
Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Erica Pierce
Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Erica Pierce
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
New Challenges In Confronting Racial Profiling In The 21st Century: Learning From Research & Practice, Amy Farrell, Jana Rumminger, Jack Mcdevitt
New Challenges In Confronting Racial Profiling In The 21st Century: Learning From Research & Practice, Amy Farrell, Jana Rumminger, Jack Mcdevitt
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt
Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Massachusetts Racial And Gender Profiling Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Lisa Bailey, Carsten Andresen, Erica Pierce
Massachusetts Racial And Gender Profiling Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Lisa Bailey, Carsten Andresen, Erica Pierce
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Data Collection Study 2004-2005: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt
Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Data Collection Study 2004-2005: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For October, November And December 2004, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Jason Rydberg, Chris Eggiman
Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For October, November And December 2004, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Jason Rydberg, Chris Eggiman
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Providence Traffic Stop Statistics Compliance: Final Report, Jack Mcdevitt, Amy Farrell, Mary Yee
Providence Traffic Stop Statistics Compliance: Final Report, Jack Mcdevitt, Amy Farrell, Mary Yee
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Research In Brief: Bridging The Information Disconnect In National Reporting Of Bias Crime, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Jennifer Balboni, Amy Farrell, James Nolan, Joan Weiss
Research In Brief: Bridging The Information Disconnect In National Reporting Of Bias Crime, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Jennifer Balboni, Amy Farrell, James Nolan, Joan Weiss
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Massachusetts Racial And Gender Profiling Study: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Lisa Bailey, Carsten Andresen, Erica Pierce
Massachusetts Racial And Gender Profiling Study: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Lisa Bailey, Carsten Andresen, Erica Pierce
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For January, February And March 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Chris Eggiman, Jake Hulseberg, Jason Rydberg
Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For January, February And March 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Chris Eggiman, Jake Hulseberg, Jason Rydberg
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For July, August And September 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt
Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For July, August And September 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt
Amy Farrell
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Determinants Of Police Identification Of Human Trafficking Cases, Amy Farrell
Understanding The Determinants Of Police Identification Of Human Trafficking Cases, Amy Farrell
Amy Farrell
The passage of new laws criminalizing the trafficking of persons for labor and sexual services has raised public awareness about the problem of trafficking. In response, we expect local law enforcement to learn about the problem, identify trafficking victims and make arrests. The numbers of victims identified by the police, however, has paled in comparison to official estimates, leading some to question the existence of a trafficking problem. Missing from this debate is information about how frequently police encounter situations involving human trafficking and how well prepared officers are to deal with these cases. Analyzing survey responses from a national …
Understanding And Improving Law Enforcement Responses To Human Trafficking: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Stephanie Fahy
Understanding And Improving Law Enforcement Responses To Human Trafficking: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Stephanie Fahy
Amy Farrell
Though recognition of the importance and severity of human trafficking has grown in recent years, the identification and investigation of human trafficking cases remains a complex undertaking for local law enforcement. Effectively responding to human trafficking requires officers to notice and identify victims who often have been hidden from or had poor relationships with law enforcement in the past (e.g., women in prostitution, migrants, immigrant community member, and poor women). Sometimes officers may be reluctant to intervene in sex and labor trafficking situations due to a belief that victims were complicit with their own victimization. Local law enforcement response is …