Jan 22, 2013 We are approaching the end of January, which is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. But we are not seeing the end of modern-day slavery. Human trafficking is a hidden but growing phenomenon both outside and within U.S. borders. Many victims of trafficking, particularly women and children, are exploited for purposes of prostitution and pornography. However, trafficking also takes place in diverse...
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Dec 10, 2012 Storm Lake is a town of 13,000 people in northwestern Iowa. I became the police chief in October 1989 just as our town was reaching a demographic tipping point. At first, change came slowly in the late 1970’s with the arrival of small groups of immigrants from Laos and various Latin American...
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Dec 3, 2012 The Vera Institute’s high quality research often depends upon collaborations with leading service organizations who work closely with the justice system to rescue and protect victims of abuse. Sanctuary for Families, a partner organization in the Vera Institute’s research on human...
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Aug 21, 2012 By Joel Levy
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation recently launched its Giving Library website. The site is an innovative way to provide information about hundreds of nonprofit organizations in easily digestible video formats. Philanthropists may also communicate directly with participating nonprofit organizations through the Giving Library’s Connection Center.
The Vera Institute of Justice is...
Apr 16, 2012 By Zhifen Cheng, senior research associate, Center on Immigration and Justice
Vera’s Center on Immigration and Justice (CIJ) is conducting a two-year research study to validate and disseminate a human trafficking victim-screening tool with the potential to improve victim identification, victim services, and law enforcement on a...
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Feb 29, 2012 Vera has just released a new report, "The flow of unaccompanied children through the immigration system: a resource for practitioners, policy makers, and researchers." This publication explores the path that several thousand unaccompanied children—those younger than 18 without lawful immigration status and with no parent...
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Feb 6, 2012 What sort of Americans will the children of immigrants become?
This is one of the central questions that Philip Kasinitz and his colleagues have studied for more than a decade. Kasinitz, a professor of sociology at the Graduate Center, CUNY, recently spoke at Vera about the changing...
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