Breaking the Cycle of Victimization

| January 17, 2019

ISI researchers are developing cutting-edge software to help law enforcement capture traffickers and save victims.

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A team of researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) created software called DIG that helps investigators quickly scour the internet to identify possible sex traffickers and begin the process of capturing, charging and convicting them.

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Published on January 17th, 2019

Last updated on May 17th, 2021

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