About the Author

Alexis A. Aronowitz holds a doctorate in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany in New York. She is assistant professor and academic advisor at University College, Utrecht University, the Netherlands and works as an independent consultant on human trafficking. She has served as a staff member and consultant on projects in the field of trafficking in human beings for the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, the International Organization for Migration and other international organizations. She is also the author/coauthor of three U.N. reports and numerous book chapters and journals articles on the subject.