LAPD officers polish their community policing skills at USC
The Law Enforcement Advanced Development program combines community policing with a better understanding of people.
U.S.’s fast-growing Filipino-American community confronts human trafficking concerns
USC’s Annalisa Enrile reveals the challenges facing the community and how she translates her knowledge into possible solutions.
Internet search tool takes on human traffickers
Three-year project offers law enforcement a way to catch criminals and reach out to underaged victims.
Isolation from technology and social networks hikes risk of labor trafficking
Technology can perpetuate forced labor, but it can also help migrants connect with family and friends, researchers say.
Human trafficking victims gain legal status with law clinic’s help
Students worked in partnership with the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking to gain legal residency for a Filipino man and a Mexican woman.
Mobile devices used in human trafficking, USC Annenberg report reveals
Mobile phones and devices are now being used to traffic minors for commercial sex in the United States, according to a new report from the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
USC sociologist to testify on sex trafficking
More than 70,000 women are being denied the opportunity to earn a decent wage because of rules created and enforced by the United States, according to USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences professor Rhacel Parreñas.
Internet is potent weapon in fight against human trafficking
The rapid expansion of the Internet is being used to facilitate human trafficking, yet it also can be harnessed to monitor and combat this form of modern-day slavery. This is the finding of a new report from the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
U.N. Ambassador Calls for End to Slavery
Julia Ormond serves as the keynote speaker at USC’s two-day United Nations conference attended by hundreds of students.