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Episode 300 | Just Direct Financial Assistance: A Strategy to Support Survivors of Human Trafficking
Original Release Date: October 18, 2024 In episode 3 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science down with Megan Lundstrom, the inaugural Director of the Polaris Project’s Resilience Fund, to discuss how flexible cash assistance can support people who have experienced human trafficking. Direct financial assistance, such as stipends or grants, play an important role […]
Episode 299 | (Not) Just Jobs: Survivor Empowerment through Skill-building and Career Growth
Original Release Date: October 11, 2024 In episode 2 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science sat down with Lenore Shaffer of Restore NYC, Tiffany McGee of Survivor Ventures, and Laura Hackney of Annie Cannons experts in the anti-trafficking field to discuss their economic empowerment work. Economic empowerment programs include skill building, job training, and […]
Episode 298 | (Not) Just Money: Exploring Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Trafficking
Original Release Date: October 4, 2024 In episode 1 of our economic empowerment season, Just Science down with Carolyne Ouya, Program Manager at Futures Without Violence, to discuss core concepts in economic empowerment for human trafficking. For those who have experienced human trafficking, economic or financial consequences are often inextricably linked to their trafficking experience […]
Harnessing AI for Forensics
The project aims to create a framework of actionable guidelines for agency decision-makers to evaluate and administer AI effectively and responsibly in their agencies. Although AI holds promise for improving communication, increasing investigative capacity, and streamlining administrative tasks in forensic investigations, potential risks such as data privacy concerns, analysis errors, and bias must be carefully considered. Through workshop presentations, publications and other research dissemination, RTI and NIST seek to address these challenges and promote responsible AI deployment in forensic investigations. RTI...
Forensic Science Validation
Validation is a critical part of the scientific process for assessing whether a technique is technically sound and can be used in laboratories to produce robust and defensible analytical results. In the forensic science context, validation is mandated for laboratories accredited under the ISO/IEC 17025 standard, yet the standard tells laboratories that methods must be validated but does not provide a rigorous framework describing how a method or technique can or should be validated. There is a critical need in...
Episode 297 | Just Enhancing Grant Outcomes through TTA
Original Release Date: September 6, 2024 In this special release episode, Just Science sat down with Dr. Pattie Melton, Co-Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Forensics Training and Technical Assistance, or TTA, Program, and Paige Presler-Jur, Associate Project Director for the State-based Awards TTA team on BJA’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use […]