Sarbjeet Kaur, a practitioner in residence in forensic science, is the interim director of the Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons at the University of New Haven.
A fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of New Haven, her doctoral research investigates human trafficking issues, prosecutorial challenges in human trafficking cases, and connections between human trafficking and terrorism. Her research takes a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses criminological theories and certain philosophical concepts in terms of gender-power dynamics, criminal justice policy and response to human trafficking, and forensic investigations of human trafficking cases. Her dissertation chair is Paul Bleakley, Ph.D.
Sarbjeet has worked on multiple research projects/grants, including for the United Nations and the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI). She also conducted a qualitative study on prosecutorial challenges in human trafficking cases in the United States, using multiple stakeholders’ perspectives, including law enforcement, victim advocates and services, and prosecutors.
In the Media
Sarbjeet Kaur, a practitioner in residence of forensic science and interim director of the Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons, discusses the fight against child trafficking happening in Connecticut.
In the Media
Sarbjeet Kaur, a practitioner in residence of forensic science and interim director of the Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons, discusses the fight against child trafficking and the surprisingly high number of cases happening in Connecticut.
In the Media
Sarbjeet Kaur, a practitioner in residence of forensic science and interim director of the Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons, discusses the fight against child trafficking as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime marks 'World Day Against Trafficking in Persons' on July 30.