Graduate Research Assistant - Understanding Forced Criminality
The SGA will assist with onboarding data collection sites in four public defenders offices across the US. The SGA will coordinate field data collection protocols with law co-op students, including monitoring data entry, conducting records reviews and assisting with client interviews.
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Location:
Boston
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Semester:
Summer 2025
Application
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Project Title
Understanding Forced Criminality
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Faculty / Project Lead
Amy Farrell
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Project Description
Working with public defender organizations in Boston, LA, NYC, and San Francisco, the research team is screening clients to understand the nature and scope of forced criminality among criminal defendants. Through this research, we seek to explain the barriers to identifying victims of forced criminality and understand which indicators could help criminal justice stakeholders and others better identify these cases. Finally, the study seeks to understand which services and resources would help protect victims of forced criminality from prosecution for crimes they were coerced to commit, meet their needs to prevent future harm, and hold their traffickers criminally accountable.
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Qualifications Necessary
Critical thinking and strong communication skills. Organization and management experience. Experience using Qualtrics and NVivo software systems.
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Hours per Week
20 Hour Position