An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal.
Human trafficking is the world’s second-largest criminal industry. In the wake of natural disasters, the risk to vulnerable populations rises. This article informs preparedness and response professionals on how to better protect their communities and prepare their workforces to identify the signs of human trafficking, understand recruiting methods, consider pre-existing vulnerabilities, and learn other information to mitigate this growing threat.
Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson.
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Lindsey Lane
As director of strategic engagement, Lindsey Lane leads the Human Trafficking Institute’s Strategic Engagement program, including authorship of the Federal Human Trafficking Report (FHTR), strategic training, and the Frederick Douglass Fellowship. As the lead author and architect of FHTR, Lindsey oversees the collection and analysis of data extracted from federal human trafficking cases filed in the federal court system each year, and briefs government agencies and key stakeholders on the findings and emerging trends to help improve the federal response to human trafficking. Using her extensive experience as a former prosecutor, Lindsey harnesses the power of data to train law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and key stakeholders to effectively investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases. Lindsey has dual bachelor’s degrees in international relations and history from Salem Women’s College and a juris doctorate from Liberty University School of Law.
Hailey York
Hailey York is a second-year law student at Georgetown University Law Center, where she studies international and domestic human rights law and policy. She currently serves as an intern with the Human Trafficking Institute (HTI) in Washington, DC. She is a 2021 graduate of Gonzaga University with degrees in International Relations and Political Science.
