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Guardianship Abuse: Bad Apples or Tip of the Iceberg?

January 2025

When cases involving high-profile individuals, like Britney Spears, make national headlines, issues surrounding guardianship and conservatorship take center stage. But after those specific cases resolve and national interest fades, the systemic issues remain. We have very little data on how the guardianship system is actually working, and the scope and prevalence of guardianship abuse remains unclear. We don’t know how many individuals suffer abuse under guardianship. We don’t know to what extent guardianship, when properly executed, improves the lives of those it’s intended to serve.

Focus on Officer Traffic Safety

Date Published
February 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Issue Overview, Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking

June 2012

NIJ Conference
Interview
June 2012
Amy Farrell, Northeastern University

NIJ has funded a study looking at the barriers that local communities face identifying, investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases under new state human trafficking laws.

In this interview, Amy Farrell discusses that study.

TECHBeat, February 2016

Date Published
February 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, News and Announcement, Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored