Alicia W. Peters speaks on human trafficking to Maine Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Alicia W. Peters, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in the Department of Sociology, spoke before the Maine Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights as part of a briefing on the issue of human trafficking in Maine.

The briefing, held on April 2nd at the University of Southern Maine, was convened to gain the perspectives of law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and academics on the scope of human trafficking in Maine and recommended solutions. Dr. Peters spoke about findings from her research on the implementation of U.S. anti-trafficking law and policy.
 

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