Colorado College professor wants to aim reliable data at human-trafficking policies

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, many public-facing federal databases are unreliable. See, Federal Data Crisis.

From: Colorado Springs Independent

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That’s essentially the question Colorado College Political Science Assistant Professor Dana Wittmer, along with professors at Texas Christian University and Northeastern University, wanted to answer when they began researching their recently published study.

Funded by the National Institute of Justice, “Identifying Effective Counter-Trafficking Programs and Practices in the U.S.: Legislative, Legal and Public Opinion Strategies that Work” examines states’ human-trafficking cases and the impact of anti-trafficking statutes on arrests and prosecutions, and evaluates public opinion on human trafficking.

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