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Institute on Race and Justice

Examining questions on race and justice facing urban communities, the Institute on Race and Justice brings together experts from:

• School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University
• School of Law, Northeastern University
• Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Northeastern University
• Department of African American Studies, Northeastern University
• School of Education, Northeastern University 

Through the leadership of the Institute's Steering Committee, the Institute works on projects toward the goal of conducting nationally recognized research and providing leadership on race and justice issues.  For more information, please visit the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University website.  

Research Spotlight: Human Trafficking Project

In October, 2005 The Institute on Race and Justice was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Justice to provide a comprehensive assessment of the current state of law enforcement responses to human trafficking. Trafficking in persons has become a critical human rights and law enforcement issue in the 21st century. As one of the world's fastest growing criminal enterprises, local law enforcement officials must help prevent international and domestic trafficking. Building on previous research around police recognition and reprioritization of new types of crimes (e.g., domestic violence, stalking, bias-motivated crime), this project seeks to understand how police identify, report and investigate trafficking incidents. This project will provide information to law enforcement agencies, investigators, prosecutors and service providers about the quantity and quality of current law enforcement responses to trafficking and identify successful models for recognizing, reporting and intervening in situations of human trafficking.