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The whistleblower : sex trafficking, military contractors, and one woman's fight for justice / Kathryn Bolkovac with Cari Lynn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 240 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780230108028
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.15 22
LOC classification:
  • HD 60.5 B689w 2011
Contents:
Running from Something -- Stop the Threat -- Cops for Hire -- Sarajevo -- Accidents Happen -- Zenica -- At the Florida -- The Gender Desk -- No Incidents -- Education of a Lifetime -- Ladies of the Evening -- Thinking with Our Hearts --Backlash -- The prijedor raids -- Distaste -- Time sheets -- Goint to the prees -- The Khaki Duffel Bag -- Tribunal -- Verdict --Zero Tolerance.
Summary: "When Nebraska police officer and divorced mother of three Kathryn Bolkovac saw a recruiting announcement for private military contractor DynCorp International, she applied and was hired. Good money, world travel, and the chance to help rebuild a war-torn country sounded like the perfect job. Bolkovac was shipped out to Bosnia, where DynCorp had been contracted to support the UN peacekeeping mission. She was assigned as a human rights investigator, heading the gender affairs unit. The lack of proper training sounded the first alarm bell, but once she arrived in Sarajevo, she found out that things were a lot worse. At great risk to her personal safety, she began to unravel the ugly truth about officers involved in human trafficking and forced prostitution and their connections to private mercenary contractors, the UN, and the U.S. State Department. After bringing this evidence to light, Bolkovac was demoted, threatened with bodily harm, fired, and ultimately forced to flee the country under cover of darkness--bringing the incriminating documents with her. Thanks to the evidence she collected, she won a lawsuit against DynCorp, finally exposing them for what they were. This is her story and the story of the women left behind." Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 60.5 B689w 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 1 Available 00000101560

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Running from Something -- Stop the Threat -- Cops for Hire -- Sarajevo -- Accidents Happen -- Zenica -- At the Florida -- The Gender Desk -- No Incidents -- Education of a Lifetime -- Ladies of the Evening -- Thinking with Our Hearts --Backlash -- The prijedor raids -- Distaste -- Time sheets -- Goint to the prees -- The Khaki Duffel Bag -- Tribunal -- Verdict --Zero Tolerance.

"When Nebraska police officer and divorced mother of three Kathryn Bolkovac saw a recruiting announcement for private military contractor DynCorp International, she applied and was hired. Good money, world travel, and the chance to help rebuild a war-torn country sounded like the perfect job. Bolkovac was shipped out to Bosnia, where DynCorp had been contracted to support the UN peacekeeping mission. She was assigned as a human rights investigator, heading the gender affairs unit. The lack of proper training sounded the first alarm bell, but once she arrived in Sarajevo, she found out that things were a lot worse. At great risk to her personal safety, she began to unravel the ugly truth about officers involved in human trafficking and forced prostitution and their connections to private mercenary contractors, the UN, and the U.S. State Department. After bringing this evidence to light, Bolkovac was demoted, threatened with bodily harm, fired, and ultimately forced to flee the country under cover of darkness--bringing the incriminating documents with her. Thanks to the evidence she collected, she won a lawsuit against DynCorp, finally exposing them for what they were. This is her story and the story of the women left behind." Provided by publisher.

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