When she was still an undergrad, Emily Kennedy created Traffic Jam, a program that helps authorities track prostitution rings by using publicly available data.
Last year Emily Kennedy found herself sitting at an LAPD precinct. The 25-year-old wasn't in trouble—she was helping with a sting.
A group of girls sat in the office waiting to be questioned. Kennedy watched as a detective casually asked one a series of questions. It was clear this wasn't an interrogation; both the detective and the girl were just sitting and waiting. "Are you in high school?" the detective asked. "What's your favorite class? Do you like sports?" The girl answered, clearly scared and aware of the power asymmetry.

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