Joanne Shawhan, guest reviewer, Member, Zonta Club of Albany
In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It
by Nita Belles ( 2015, 240 pages, paperback)
Modern slavery is happening all around you--and you can be part of the solution
Human trafficking is not just something that happens in other countries. Neither is it something that just happens to "other people" such as runaways or the disenfranchised. Even kids in your own neighborhood can fall victim. But they don't have to.
Human trafficking expert Nita Belles combines heart-wrenching stories, startling research, and boots-on-the-ground advice into a powerful, fast-paced primer on the devastating reality of modern-day slavery and what we can do to stop it.
